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NCJ Number
34055
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
A FILM OF A LIVE PRESENTATION TO OVER 1,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WHICH AN EX-FELON AND EX-JUVENILE OFFENDER DESCRIBES HIS MISTAKES AND HIS PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE SPEAKER STRESSES THE CURRENT HIGH RATES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND REVIEWS THE ROLES THAT PETTY THIEVERY, BAD ASSOCIATIONS, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL PLAY IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST DRUG USE ARE REVIEWED. SLIDES SHOWING THE CONDITIONS INSIDE A FEDERAL PENITENTIARY ARE ALSO PRESENTED.