| #13218879 in Books | Granville Island Publishing | 2006-12-15 | 2007-01-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .50 x5.40 x8.40l,.65 | File Name: 1894694430 | 192 pages |
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Poignant Reflections on BC's Youth Detention Centers|By Debra Purdy Kong|It's been thirty-five years since I volunteered at a youth detention center. During that year, I listened to troubled girls talk about their moms, boyfriends, hopes, fears, and frustrations. When I met retired corrections officer Gordon Cruse at a recent conference, I knew I had to buy his book. Cruse wor||As a parent, my gut tightened in knots when reading about a young man arriving in handcuffs and shackles at Juvie . . . . Still, there is the sound of triumph in Gord's book; the triumph of a "firm but fair" man who listened without judging. --Reverend Walter
For corrections officer Gordon Cruse, the youths he supervised were more than juvenile offenders. They were unique individuals with their own circumstances, serving time, separated from family and friends. By listening well, Cruse connected with them. His examination of the youth justice system chronicles the history of youth custody centres, government policies, sentence leniency, judicial education, social work, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He applauds the effo...
