Corwin, Miles

A journalist reports on what he witnessed while shadowing an LAPD detective team throughout the course of one summer in South Central Los Angeles, revealing the effects of the unremitting violence on the cops, killers, the victims, and their families.

Presents the 1996-97 school year of twelve South-Central Los Angeles high school students who qualified for an elite gifted program because of their exceptional IQs, and how they persevered despite challenges from the physical landscape, their home life, and school administrations.

Chronicles the experiences of twelve South Central Los Angeles high school seniors in a program for gifted students, as well as their teachers and administrators, and discusses the potential ramifications of the elimination of affirmative action in California.