Incarcerated youth
By: by Stephanie Watson
Series: Forgotten youth; Forgotten youth
Publisher: ReferencePoint Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781601529824
Subjects: Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile corrections; Juvenile literature; Rehabilitation; Juvenile detention
Description: Every day, about 70,000 young people are detained within the U.S. criminal justice system. Thousands of them are tried as adults, and housed in adult prisons. Once in detention centers and jails, young people are vulnerable to violence and sexual abuse. Incarcerated Youth presents a powerful, real-world look at the lives of these vulnerable young people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: The path from school to prison; title: Freedom lost; title: Finding allies; title: Preparing for life on the outside; title: Helping incarcerated youths find a new path forward.