Juvenile Injustice.

Offers a look at problems within the state juvenile justice systems in the United States as of July 2004. Prevalence of prisoner assaults on staff at youth correctional facilities; Inability of the system to rehabilitate most juvenile inmates; Abuse of prisoners by staff; Rate of suicide among juvenile prisoners; History of the juvenile justice system and its aim to rehabilitate instead of punish; Rise of violent crimes committed by juveniles; Lack of funding for juvenile facilities; Increase of youths with mental health problems within the system.