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by William Ayers
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Beacon Press (1998-06-01)
ISBN: 0807044032
EAN: 9780807044032
UPC: 046442044035
Dewy Decimal #: 364.360977311
Paperback: 206 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 102808035
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comments: aug lots of highlighting and or underlining with marker or pen/pencil.
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Through brilliant storytelling, Ayers captures the lives and personalities of young people caught in the juvenile justice system and urges us to change the way we think about kids and crime.
"Ayers's book does for incarcerated kids . . . what Studs Terkel has done for the city's working folks, [and] what Alex Kotlowitz has done for the residents of its housing projects."
—Anthony Platt, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Based on his observations as a teacher in Chicago's Juvenile Court system, the nation's largest institution of juvenile justice. . . . The book offers a view of delinquent youths you won't see much of on the evening news."
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
"Performs an extraordinary service . . . Ayers's unique contribution to the debate comes through the intimate dialogue of classroom encounters."
—Leslie Baldacci, Chicago Sun-Times
"Bill Ayers is a gifted writer and an acute observer of the inferno which we call the Juvenile Court. . . . A moving and intensely sympathetic account of the lives of both the adults and children caught in the sometimes hopeless maelstrom of our juvenile justice system. At every level, it is a book full of grace."
—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent
"William Ayers is as sensitive and gifted a chronicler as he is a teacher."
—Studs Terkel
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Amazon.com Review
William Ayers brings a reporter's eye and an activist's heart to this well-written and profoundly disturbing book, A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court. Ayers, who teaches offenders in Chicago's juvenile court system, is a brilliant storyteller, the damning fly on the wall. His book portrays the lives of his students--both within the juvenile temporary detention center and on the "outside." Ayers puts their stories into historical context; argues passionately about the roles of media, poverty, and neglect; refutes the idea of teenager as "superpredator"; and challenges parents--all of us--to ask the question, "Is this good enough for my child?" when determining the standard to use when we think of justice for kids.
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Great stories of juveniles and justice system in trouble.
Rating  (5)
Date: 1998-12-30
6 out of 23 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a story of children, real children, still soft inside, and yet with a force field that can put off both the kindest and the most brutal attacks one can inflict. It is a story of a justice system long gone amuck, but often with good intentions, and some surprisingly good people lighting up the corners. Ayers is a good tale-teller, and catches students at the juvenile detention "home" in Chicago - it could just as well be many other places - in moments of anger, despair, humor, joy, self-deception and learning, along with the teachers that carefully try to offer regularity, challenge and choice. For those many to whom juveniles and juvenile detention facilities are not real, this book is a must. For those who know, it will be a renewed inspiration and challenge.
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This book is powerful, instructive, and brilliant.
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-04-20
3 out of 19 customers found this reveiw helpful
Ayers book should be read by all educators who work with young people forgotten by the system. His case studies are brilliantly drawn and teach us a great deal about "juvenile justice". It has provoked discussion of poverty, violence, and social change. It has changed the thinking of many of my students for its clarity, insight, and hope.
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by Ed Sherman
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Nolo Press Occidental (2006-03-28)
ISBN: 094450860X
EAN: 9780944508602
Dewy Decimal #: 346
Paperback: 344 pages
Edition: 4th
SKU: 033008AC06
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...exlibrary copy in good condition with the usual markings etc...NO CDROM
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As many as 70 percent of California divorces encounter problems, and this book addresses them with clarity and common sense. It helps both Respondents and Petitioners in problem cases, covering everything from mild disagreements to flat-out warfare. It helps readers define strategies, protect themselves, negotiate for a fair settlement, make motions that get the court’s attention, demand and obtain information from the other side, and handle the case in court if it comes down to that. Blank tear-out forms and a CD-ROM of forms and additional resources are included.
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Obsolete edition
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-06-05
This 4th edition is 2 years obsolete. As of March 2008, the current edition is the 6th edition. The previous 5th edition was dated April 2007.
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by Lisa Goldoftas, Carolyn Farren
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Nolo (1999-11)
ISBN: 0873375076
EAN: 9780873375078
Dewy Decimal #: 346.794018
Paperback: 288 pages
Edition: 3RD
SKU: 093008054
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy in great condition with the usual markings
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If a family member or friend becomes incapacitated due to illness or old age, it may become necessary to have a conservator appointed by a court to take charge of medical or financial affairs. This book will help readers determine when a conservatorship is necessary and what alternatives exist. It provides complete instructions and all the forms necessary to set up a legal conservatorship in California.
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OUT OF DATE AND NOT RECOMMENDED
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-07-26
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
California law on conservators and guardians was substantively changed in 2006. Obtaining a conservatorship is often a time-consuming, tedious, and expensive process. Using a book like this one, published in 2002, that is based on laws (and court forms) that have since changed is not going to help. One would be better off with a book that includes a discussion of the new laws and forms, which became effective in 2007 and 2008.
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