Juvenile Justice - Up Against the Odds

DateAugust 13 1990

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AbstractSpecials: Juvenile Justice -- Up Against the Odds; Arthur Miller and Byron Pitts host; Byron Pitts provides a voice-over with clips of courtroom scenes and young people saying they believe there are no consequences for bad behavior; Arthur Miller quotes the Massachusetts code; witnesses who don't show up for court dates are a problem for the courts as well as a system that marginalizes juveniles who may have many charges dismissed or erased; Arthur Miller explains the process and the levels of system supervision, through various interviews and clips of location views; black screen breaks; a panel discussion includes Marie J. Thompson, Jay Blitman, Tom Giblin, Bernie Fitzgerald, Franklin Tucker, Edward J, Loughran before a live studio audience that poses questions; F. Robert Brown, Barry Krisbert, Paulina Grennidge, and Carmen Pizutto and others are interviewed off-site; Byron Pitts profiles a particular offender, Raj, and then another offender, Rocco; studio members are asked to reflect on the chances and changes; the panelists are asked for a final comment;

OtherIn the studio Debra Shapiro, Bob Comiskey, Lisa Ziegler. Debra Shapiro, Ramsay Gifford, Judy Guild, Jim Fripp, Jeffrey Brawer, Kathy McKenna, Alison Mosher, Doug DeVitt, George Ellard, Bob Armitage, Jim Billip, Bob Birkett, Dick Erickson, Robin Fogden, Bob Oliver, Roger Rice, Joe Soucar, Larry Young, David Buhl, Dave Gardiner, Bob Hkkila, Dan McLellan, Ken Sullivan, Brian Menz, Curt Reichenbach, Dave Teixeira, Kevin Yarr, Gregg Kidd, Wayne Smith, Geoff Sullivan, Bayard Peabody, Jr., Bruce Goldman, Scott Philbrick, Kif Williams, Richie O'Neill, Ray Smith, Mike Russell, Steve Bostwick, Roalnd Valentine, Stuart Rosner, Amanda Havey,m Chris Finn, Frank Firnschild, Jane Messere, Gerri Powers, Jack Barry, Ed Andre, Leona McCarthy, Ken Vorspan, Jake Donahoe, Elizabeth Cheng, Paul LaCamera;