juvenile delinquents

In the near-future, a violent teen leads a gang through nightly terror sprees before he is caught and agrees to experimental behavior-modification therapy.

Tessa gets caught tagging and ends up in an alternative school where boxing is a big part of the program.

An adaptation of the anonymous masterpiece tells the story of Lazarillo, a young man sold to a blind beggar as a child, who learns tough life lessons from a series of masters he serves in sixteenth-century Spain.

Contains essays that offer varying perspectives on issues that relate to juvenile crimes, discussing the causes of juvenile crime and violence, how the criminal justice system treats juvenile offenders, and preventative measures.

Daniel Robb chronicles the experiences he had while living on a remote island off the coast of Cape Cod working with troubled boys.

"Vince Lombardi High School is the wildest, most rockin' high school around! That is, until a thug of a principal comes along and tries to make the school a totalitarian state. With the help of the Ramones, the students battle the principal's iron-fisted rule and take their battle to a truly rockin' conclusion"--Publisher's description.

Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story.

Luis Rodriguez uses his own experiences as a peacemaker with gangs in Los Angeles, Chicago, and many other cities to explore how people can create nonviolent opportunities to redirect children toward productive, satisfying lives and away from the dangers of gangs, drugs, and violence.

Shares the experiences of teenagers incarcerated in an adult prison in New York, as well as those of the men and women hired to teach and watch over them.

A young drug dealer chronicles a week in the lives of several bored, rich Manhattan teens who entertain themselves with drugs and sex while their parents vacation overseas, which culminates in a brutally violent New Year's Eve party.