Topics

AdministrationViolenceSupervisionLeadership

Adult EducationCorp. Training and Continuing Ed.LiteracyTransformative Learning

Assessment & EvaluationProgram EvaluationAlternative AssessmentGradingStandardized Testing

Social ContextHistory of SchoolingPhilosophyUrban EducationEconomics and School-to-workRural EducationSociology of EducationWar and EducationPost-Industrial Education

CounselingSecondary SchoolsCollege Advising

CurriculumControlArtsSocial StudiesHealth and NutritionLanguage ArtsMathematicsPeace StudiesScience

DiversityRace and EthnicityAt-Risk StudentsSpecial NeedsGender and Sexuality

Early Childhood EducationPre-School and Child CareEarly Childhood Development

Higher EducationAdmissions and TuitionFacultyPolicyStudent and Community Life

International EducationComparative EducationEducational Development

LearningCognitionParental InfluenceEducational Psychology

PolicyReformCharters & VouchersHigh-Stakes TestingStandardsAthletes and AcademicsDropoutsIndependent SchoolsPhilanthropyPoliticsReligionTracking

Research MethodsQualitative MethodsSurvey ResearchExperimental ResearchLibrariesWriting for Publication

Teacher EducationProfessional DevelopmentSchools of EducationStudent Teaching

TeachingTeaching ProfessionSupply and DemandWorking Conditions

TechnologyTechnology in the ClassroomDistance LearningTechnology EducationPublishing and CommunicationOnline Publishing

IntersectionsPolicy and Teaching Practice

Discussion
My Experience Technology - Good for Students AND Teachers Fiddling with Indicators while using Toxic Tests Ode to Dewey Clearly Articulated Proposal--Thank You!
more >>

Announcements

Call for Book Chapters: Progressive Neoliberalism and Schooling

Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East

make a post | more >>

Law and Order and School: Daily Life in an Educational Program for Juvenile Delinquents

reviewed by Bruce Wolford - 2002

Title: Law and Order and School: Daily Life in an Educational Program for Juvenile Delinquents
Author(s): Shira Birnbaum
Publisher: Temple University Press, Philadelphia
ISBN: 156639869X, Pages: 232, Year: 2001
Search for book at Amazon.com

If you are familiar with the popular television series Law & Order from which the title of this publication draws heavily, then you know that there are two equally important parts of the criminal justice system: the police and prosecutors. Despite the catchy wording of the opening credits of that program, there a number of other "equally important" components of the justice system. In the case of residential and community based centers for youthful offenders there are two significant components: the treatment/custodial staff that manage the facility and the teachers who help to educate the youth: Law and Order and School: Daily Life in an Educational Program for Juvenile Delinquents tells their story. This engaging 197-page book by educational consultant Shira Birnbaum examines the "Academy" for delinquent youth. The Academy (an alias) is a thin cover for a well known series of outdoor-based treatment programs for at-risk youth. Ms Birnbaum went partially undercover as a teacher in the Academy for the better part of a year. Her... (preview truncated at 150 words.)

To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:

Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 104 Number 5, 2002, p. 908-909
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 10851, Date Accessed: 9/29/2020 11:20:43 PM

Purchase Reprint Rights for this article or review

Article Tools
Email this article Print this article Post a Comment

Related Discussion

Post a Comment \| Read All

About the Author
Bruce Wolford Eastern Kentucky University E-mail Author Dr. Bruce I. Wolford is Director of the Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Training Resource Center (TRC). The Center provides training, facilitation, research, and evaluation services to a variety of public and private sector clients. He has served as a Professor in the College of Justice and Safety at EKU since 1979. Dr. Wolford has worked in the areas of Education, Staff Development, Training and Facilitation for the past 30 years. Bruce is the past President of the Correctional Education Association, a past editor of The Journal of Correctional Education and a member of the American Correctional Association Board of Governors. Dr. Wolford also provides a wide range of meeting facilitation and planning services using a highly visual storyboarding process. The TRC also provides training for facilitators and consultants.

Member Center
	Welcome! Sign-in Submit My Work TCR @ Your Library Book Reviews @ Your Library

In Print

This Month's Issue
Back Issues: