Weeping in the playtime of others : America's incarcerated children

Author(s)

• Wooden, Kenneth

Bibliographic Information

Weeping in the playtime of others : America's incarcerated children

by Kenneth Wooden

McGraw-Hill, c1976

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 249-252

Includes index

ISBN 0-07-071643-9 Pbk : £2.90

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Considers the conditions faced by young offenders in America. Topics covered in the text include the microcosm and the national dilemma; pathways to oblivion; conditions in youth jails; and alternatives and a new Bill of Rights for children.

Table of Contents

• The microcosm and the national dilemma
• pathways to oblivion
• conditions in youth jails
• a national profile
• the politics of corruption
• alternatives and a new Bill of Rights for children.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA24471413
• ISBN:
  • 0070716420
  • 0070716439
• LCCN: 76030838
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 264 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV9104
  • DC18 : 365/.42/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Child prisoners United States
  • LCSH : Juvenile detention homes -- United States