Last one over the wall
Subtitle: the Massachusetts experiment in closing reform schools
By: Jerome G. Miller.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Ohio State University press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Reformatories -- Massachusetts.; Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy -- Massachusetts.
Description: Last One over the Wall is an analytical and autobiographical account of Jerome G. Miller's tenure as head of the Massachusetts juvenile justice system, during which he undertook one of the most daring and drastic steps in recent juvenile justice history - he closed reformatories and returned juvenile offenders to community supervision and treatment by private schools and youth agencies.

Filled with insights into juvenile and adult behavior in prison and outside, Miller's account provides a rare opportunity to view our juvenile justice system as a whole, including all the politics, economics, and social biases that come with it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
""Winner of the 1990 Edward Sagarin Prize in Criminology."