Bøger af Laura S. Abrams

This ethnographic text brings to light the challenges and complexities inherent in the US system of juvenile corrections. Building on over a year of field work at a boys' residential facility, the authors provide a context for contemporary institutions and highlight some of the system's most troubling tensions.

Examines the lives of young people who spent considerable time in and out of correctional institutions as adolescents. This book narrates the day-to-day experiences of these young men and women, focusing on their attempts to surmount the challenges of adulthood, resisting a return to criminal activity, and formulating long-term goals for a secure adult future.