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Race, Violence and the Juvenile Courts
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.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThe 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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