Literacy: A Way Out for At-Risk Youth

This exploration of juvenile corrections librarianship provides a complete description of these specialized services, addresses unique challenges in this library environment, and promotes intellectual and social growth for at-risk youth.

• Provides a brief history of juvenile detention and juvenile detention libraries in the United States

• Describes and explains current service models in juvenile detention center libraries

• Includes demographic charts, process maps, and historical photographs

• Supplies bibliographic references following each chapter