Title: Knifer
Description: Drug addiction. Criminal behaviour. Murder ... and all before his sixteenth birthday. From foster home to children's home to living rough on the streets, Cain never had a normal childhood. By the age of 8 he was carrying a knife. Cain Thompson is a fictional character who embodies the charateristics of juvenile criminals the author encountered during his time as prison officer.
Subjects: Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile detention homes, Biography