Kids for cash : two judges, thousands of children, and a $2.8 million kickback scheme / William Ecenbarger.
2014
HV9105.P22 E34 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
Kids for cash : two judges, thousands of children, and a $2.8 million kickback scheme / William Ecenbarger.
Author
Ecenbarger, William.
ISBN
9781620970409 (paperback)
1620970406 (paperback)
1620970406 (paperback)
Published
New York : The New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2014.
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Description
xiv, 272 pages ; 21 cm
Call Number
HV9105.P22 E34 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
365/.4209748
Summary
Matthew, Angelia, and Charlie are just three children among the thousands who appeared in Judge Mark A. Ciavarella's courtroom between 2003 and 2008 and were sent away to a detention facility in which, it later came to light, Ciavarella had a personal financial stake. The author shows how this miscarriage of justice underscores a multitude of problems with our juvenile justice system, which too often criminalizes standard adolescent behavior, treats adolescents more harshly than if they were adults, and denies them their most fundamental constitutional rights.
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Includes index.
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Table of Contents
Matthew, Angelia, Lisa, and Charlie
Barons and godfathers
Scooch and the Boss
Minding their own business
The elephant in the courtroom
The cash flows
Hillary and Jessica
Disgrace and infamy
The trial
The hearings
Our lock-'em-up society.
Barons and godfathers
Scooch and the Boss
Minding their own business
The elephant in the courtroom
The cash flows
Hillary and Jessica
Disgrace and infamy
The trial
The hearings
Our lock-'em-up society.