Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-82) and index.
Contents
Reasons for turning to crime : My life as a drug dealer -- Foster care, mental health facilities, and the juvenile justice system -- I was a gang member -- My life in crime: four young people speak out. Punishments and other consequences : Doing time in Los Angeles day camps -- My son got help, not jail -- The trouble with tough love -- My brother was shot. Others affected by juvenile crime : A career in juvenile corrections -- A student threatened my school on the internet -- Teaching a writing class at a juvenile detention center.