Barry Krisberg writes for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, July 2012
In States of Delinquency, Miroslava Chávez-García…. was able to mine thousands of case files of young black and brown children who were pulled into the California juvenile justice system. Unlike other histories that mostly tell a “top down” story of reform, she describes the role of the youth themselves, their families and their communities in opposing abusive practices and forcing governmental actions.