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Race, Violence and the Juvenile Courts

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 06, 2007
The last of nine teens got probation today in the Long Beach Halloween assault of three white women.  It's a case that's unsettled a city known for diversity and raised questions about the juvenile justice system.  We get several perspectives.  On  Reporter’s Notebook, a listener talks back to a
charge of racism.

The last of nine teens got probation today in the Long Beach Halloween assault of three white women.  It's a case that's unsettled a city known for diversity and raised questions about the juvenile justice system.  We get several perspectives.  On Reporter’s Notebook, a listener talks back to a charge of racism.

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