A collection of essays on juvenile justice from different points of view.
Content Note
What is the best method for rehabilitating minors? -- Changing views in changing times / Alex Piquero and Laurence Steinberg -- Keeping kids close to home / Johnathan Silver -- A matter of maximizing treatment / Mayra Aguilera -- What does prison achieve? / Anna Aizer and Joseph Doyle -- Probation and other options / Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionne, and Christopher Hartney -- The swedish solution / Erwin James -- Using a smarter approac / Andrew Day -- Should juveniles be incarcerated with adults? -- A tale of tragedy / Caitlin Curley -- The juvenile injustice system / Human Impact Partners -- Cruel and usual punishment / Andrea Wood -- The opposite effect / Shauneen Lambe -- An ideal alternative? / Shaena Fazel -- The brutal truth for imprisoned youth / Alberto Ayo and Howard Iken -- Does age matter? -- The life sentence ban and its impact / Gretchen Gavett and Sarah Childress -- Raise the age, reduce recidivism / Teresa Wiltz -- The trend against minor prosecutions / Lorelei Laird -- And what about victim rights? / National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers -- When kids are responsible for their own actions / Alan Greenblatt -- Facts about the incarceration of minors -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading -- Index -- Picture credits.