Books by Laurie Schaffner

Focuses on the girls' experiences of violence and the inequities of the criminal justice system. Offering a critical assessment of what she describes as a gender-insensitive juvenile justice system, the author takes us inside female detention centers and explores the worlds of those who are incarcerated.

Reveals the perspectives of actual teenage runaways to help professionals, parents, and youths understand the widespread social problem of 'last resort' behavior. This title helps you learn the real reasons teenagers run away, and lets you hear the anguished voices of the teenage runaways themselves, shattering the myth that only bad kids runaway.