Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781467775724)

In the United States, the conversation about teen incarceration has moved from one extreme to another. For centuries, execution of juvenile offenders was legal. By the twenty-first century, the US Supreme Court had moved closer to banning all executions of minors, regardless of the severity of the crime. Since the 1990s, the US juvenile justice system has moved away from harsh punishment and toward alternative evidence-based models that include education, skills building, and therapy.

In Teen Incarceration, readers meet former teen incarcerees who now lead exemplary lives. Learn how juvenile justice works in the United States and meet the people working to reform the system.

Author: Patrick Jones
ISBN-10: 146777572X
ISBN-13: 9781467775724
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2016
Pages: 120
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.9
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183686 / Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2016
Booklist 10/01/2016 pg. 38
School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 121