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Whither Young Offenders? The Debate Has Begun.
- Source :
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New York Times . 1/23/2011, Vol. 160 Issue 55294, p29A. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Joaquin E. DiazDeLeon, a former Fresno gang member, spent two years inside California's juvenile prison system. What he found there, he said, was no better than the streets he came from. Instead of rehabilitating young offenders, he said, correctional officers spent most of their time separating rival gangs. Violence was so pervasive, he said, that he kept his gang affiliation just to protect himself. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *GANGS
*JUVENILE offenders
*PRISON system
*CRIMINALS
*VIOLENCE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 55294
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 57460868