SuitabookTeen incarceration
Patrick Jones
- Reading
- Read in sections, pausing at the glossary or chapter breaks to unpack unfamiliar justice-system terms and discuss how each section connects to the larger picture.
- Themes
- Race and socioeconomic factors: The book examines factors connected with youth crime and detention and situates the topic amid attention to racial violence and Black activism. This is presented as contextual analysis of youth justice, rather than as evidence that any one factor explains an individual case.
- Juvenile justice and reform: The book surveys stages and alternatives within the juvenile justice system and includes discussion of reform research. Its scope invites consideration of how the system operates and what reform approaches are discussed, without establishing that a particular policy is endorsed.
- Worth knowing
- Detention, reform schools and prison are among the subjects, alongside profiles of young people who have offended; the detail and tone of these accounts are unclear.