Dispatches from juvenile hall
Subtitle: fixing a failing system
By: John Aarons, Lisa Smith, and Linda Wagner.
Contributors: Smith, Lisa, 1961-; Wagner, Linda, 1960-
Series: Penguin books
Publisher: Penguin Groups; Penguin Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780143116226
Subjects: Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States; Juvenile delinquents -- United States
Description: Examines the failure of current efforts to curb juvenile criminality and provides a blueprint for future reform that recommends a program of specific punitive actions, rehabilitation, and family intervention.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.