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Tables of Contents for The Public Assault on America's Children
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
vii
Jonathan Kozol
Introduction Savage Policies: Systemic Violence and the Lives of Children
1
20
Valerie Polakow
Part I: Poverty, Violence, and the Lived Realities of Children
A Crucible of Contradictions: Historical Roots of Violence Against Children in the United States
21
21
Barbara Finkelstein
Poverty and Environmentally Induced Damage to Children
42
17
Sue Books
Poverty and Youth Violence: Not All Risk Factors Are Created Equal
59
19
Joseph A. Vorrasi
James Garbarino
Framing Children in the News: The Face and Color of Youth Crime in America
78
23
LynNell Hancock
Part II: Schools, Violence, and Zero-Tolerance Policies
America's Least Wanted: Zero-Tolerance Policies and the Fate of Expelled Students
101
29
Sasha Polakow-Suransky
Listen First: How Student Perspectives on Violence Can Be Used to Create Safer Schools
130
27
Pedro A. Noguera
Part III: Juvenile Injustice
``Look Out, Kid, It's Something You Did'': The Criminalization of Children
157
31
Bernadine Dohrn
Throwaway Children: Conditions of Confinement and Incarceration
188
23
James Bell
Afterword
211
2
Maxine Greene
About the Editor and the Contributors
213
4
Index
217