Shares the experiences of teenagers incarcerated in an adult prison in New York, as well as those of the men and women hired to teach and watch over them.
A young drug dealer chronicles a week in the lives of several bored, rich Manhattan teens who entertain themselves with drugs and sex while their parents vacation overseas, which culminates in a brutally violent New Year's Eve party.
Describes the experiences of a troubled teenager at the Vitam Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, a therapeutic community where teenagers with problems help each other get better.
Reference handbook provides a survey of the available literature on violent children, explores twenty theories for the rise in youth crime, gives biographical sketches of people working on the issue, and gives a chronology of violent acts by children.
Examines the reasons why the number of murders committed by teenagers has been increasing since the mid-1980s, focusing on young people who seem to have no reason to resort to killing.
Offers a comprehensive overview of juvenile crime, with a chronology of important events, glossary of terms, biographical listing, complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography.
Thirteen-year-old Billy lives with a gang on the streets of New York City stealing for clothes and food. When he is caught, he is given a chance to live with a nice farm family in Nebraska. Is he such a bad kid that he cannot change?.
