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A Web Conversation With Susan Kuklin

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Kuklin is the author of No Choirboy, published Tuesday, as noted in this post. Q.What caused you to write No Choirboy? A. Why did I write No Choirboy? First, I wanted to address the topic of capital punishment and juvenile justice. Second, I wanted to go beyond the slogans and sound bites that blithely write off complex human behavior, such as, ?Just say ?no,?? ?Do the crime, do the time,? etc. Third, I wanted to understand the nature of violence. And last, I wanted to explore two questions: Are you the sum total of your worst act? Are we able to determine, justly, what punishment people deserve for their worst act?  Q. What's the most surprising thing you found about the juvenile justice system? A. I was most surprised that so many juveniles are tried as adults...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 08, 2008 (boomark / email).