Juvenile

By Joseph Rodriguez, Powerhouse, New York, 2004. First Edition. Text in English. Unpaginated (200 pages). 25 x 23 cm. Condition : Very Good.

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“The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently reported that youth violence in inner cities is declining. However, even as violence declines, incarceration rates rise and prison terms lengthen […] Joseph Rodriguez spent several years following a dozen youths, from arrest, counseling, trial adjudication, and incarceration, to release, probation, house arrest, group homes, and the search for employment and meaning in their lives. Rodriguez himself a former juvenile offender, also documented some of the people who work in the juvenile justice system : judges, public defenders, district attorneys, probation officers, and social workers…”