The public assault on America's children : poverty, violence, and juvenile injustice

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Label

The public assault on America's children : poverty, violence, and juvenile injustice

Title remainder

poverty, violence, and juvenile injustice

Statement of responsibility

Valerie Polakow, editor

Contributor

• Polakow, Valerie

Subject

• Children and violence -- United States
• Poor children -- Government policy -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

Does our society care about its children? This provocative and in-depth examination of violence in the lives of children uncovers the conditions and social policies that perpetuate violence. In addition, this volume forces us to look at other forms of violence confronting children in families, neighborhoods, and schools: The violence of poverty and homelessness. The violence of environmentally induced childhood diseases. The media and legislative "criminalization" of children. The increasing trend toward incarceration of youthful offenders. The pre-eminent contributors to this volume examine these issues from both historical and contemporary public policy perspectives. They address the myths and realities of youth violence and the impact of poverty, race, and gender. Prevailing ideas about punishment and retribution, the role of the state in terms of private or public responsibility, and the developmental needs of the child are all themes that frame the multiple advocacy perspectives presented by these cogent essays

Member of

• Teaching for social justice series

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ784.V55

LC item number

P86 2000

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Teaching for social justice series