Not All Difficulties Are Negative
"Not all difficulties are negative...geniuses have a perverse tendency of growing-up in more adverse conditions..." (Chapt. 5)...
Dyslexia Can Lead To Success
"Dyslexics are outsiders...forced to stand apart from everyone else at school because they can't do [what] school requires...[this can...
Core-Values of the Majority May Not Be the Same for the Minority
. "...we need to remember that our definition of what is right [may be]...simply the way [people] of privilege close the door on those on...
Incarcerated Youth Are far More Likely to Re-Offend
In a 2007 study by the Journal of Qualitative Criminology, sampling 8,984 16-17 year olds, it was discovered that incarcerated youth have...
Why Do Kids "Act-Up"?
Why do young people "act-up"? "We often think of authority as a response to disobedience...disobedience can also be a response to...
Disabilities Can Be Developed Into Advantages
Many of the young people caught-up in the Juvenile System have learning disabilities. These disabilities, though, can be overcome....
There Is A Strong Correlation Between Elementary Level Reading Comprehension and Prison Construction
Although "Literacy-Based Prison Construction", which alleges that prison planning derives from Elementary School Level Reading Test...
Today Is The 50th Anniversary of The Slaying of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the slaying of our beloved Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Please purpose to honor and remember this...
Sentence Severity Has No Effect on Deterrence
"...sentence severity has no effect on the level of crime in society", [because the downtrodden simply don't weigh consequences the same...
