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Teen Incarceration
by Patrick Jones
Ages: 14+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books/Lerner
ISBN: 978-1-4677-7572-4
Keywords: Constitutional rights, Social justice, Racism, Crime, Prison, U.S.Constitution
The social, legal, political, and scientific history of the juvenile justice system has shaped the current movement toward alternatives to incarceration. Archival photos, extensive back matter.