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NO ONE WILL LISSEN - HOW OUR LEGAL SYSTEM BRUTALIZES THE YOUTHFUL POOR

NCJ Number
10745
Author(s)
L G FORER
Date Published
1970
Length
352 pages
Annotation
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL BY A LAWYER WHO WAS LEGAL COUNSEL TO POOR MINORITY-GROUP CHILDREN IN URBAN GHETTOS.
Abstract
CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF ONCESOUND PRINCIPLES AND WELL-MEANING PEOPLE, AS THE FOUNDATIONS AND THE LEGAL AID LAWYERS, WHICH HAVE CREATED A SYSTEM PERMITTING INEQUITABLE AND ABUSIVE TREATMENT OF POOR CHILDREN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)