Last One over the Wall

by Miller, Jerome G.

• ISBN13: 9780814207581
• ISBN10: 0814207588
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Ohio State Univ Pr

Summary

Last One over the Wall is an analytical and autobiographical account of Jerome G. Miller's tenure as head of the Massachusetts juvenile justice system, during which he undertook one of the most daring and drastic steps in recent juvenile justice history -- he closed reformatories and returned offenders to community supervision and treatment by private schools and youth agencies. Filled with insights into juvenile and adult behavior in prison and outside, Miller's account provides a rare opportunity to view our juvenile justice system as a whole, including all the politics, economics, and social biases that come with it. In a new preface for this edition, the author reflects on his decision of seven years ago and the lessons learned from it.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION	ix	(6)
PREFACE	xv	(6)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xxi
I Going to Massachusetts	3	(52)
1 Juvenile Justice Rhetoric	3	(13)
2 A Preview of Deinstitutionalization	16	(7)
3 Background	23	(9)
4 The Invitation	32	(11)
5 Punishment vs. Restoration	43	(12)
II A Brief Tour	55	(28)
6 Waiting Rooms	55	(6)
7 Warehouses	61	(22)
III Reforming Reform Schools	83	(70)
8 Finding a Direction	83	(25)
9 Reverberations	108	(9)
10 Anticipating the Worst	117	(15)
11 Doing Least Harm: Humane Institutions	132	(21)
IV The Alternative System	153	(76)
12 Deinstitutionalization	153	(24)
13 Community-based Alternatives	177	(14)
14 The Myth of "Violent" Teenagers	191	(8)
15 Side Effects: The Country Training Schools	199	(5)
16 Backlash	204	(14)
17 Results: After Almost All Is Said and Done	218	(11)
V Ponderings on Criminals and Criminologists	229	(20)
18 OfPsychopaths and Allopaths	229	(11)
19 In Search of Aliens	240	(9)
NOTES	249	(14)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	263	(8)
INDEX	271