Letters from Juvenile Hall: Kids Helping Kids

by Eva Fry

Book Overview

WHY DO KIDS TURN BAD? What makes a child a killer? In 2002 there were over two million juvenile arrests and over 100,000 kids, under the age of 18, locked up in America. Some things are steadily getting worse. Boys'' drug abuse violations rose 135% and curfew and loitering rose 70%. For girls, drug abuse violations rose 220%, liquor law violations 37% and curfew and loitering 111%. (Juvenile Justice Statistics) Were these kids born bad? Are their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142088087X
• ISBN13: 9781420880878
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"