LAST ONE OVER THE WALL

The Massachusetts Experiment in Closing Reform Schools

By: JEROME G. MILLER

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Paperback | 1 August 1998 | Edition Number 2

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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.

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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Going to Massachusetts
Juvenile Justice Rhetoric	p. 3
A Preview of Deinstitutionalization	p. 16
Background	p. 23
The Invitation	p. 32
Punishment vs. Restoration	p. 43
A Brief Tour
Waiting Rooms	p. 55
Warehouses	p. 61
Reforming Reform Schools
Finding a Direction	p. 83
Reverberations	p. 108
Anticipating the Worst	p. 117
Doing Least Harm: Humane Institutions	p. 132
The Alternative System
Deinstitutionalization	p. 153
Community-based Alternatives	p. 177
The Myth of "Violent" Teenagers	p. 191
Side Effects: The County Training Schools	p. 199
Backlash	p. 204
Results: After Almost All Is Said and Done	p. 218
Ponderings on Criminals and Criminologists
Of Psychopaths and Allopaths	p. 229
In Search of Aliens	p. 240
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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