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Teens Share Their Stories of Delinquency.

Terry talks with two young men who've been thru the program at the Camden County Youth Center, a juvenile detention center in Camden, New Jersey: Eddie Budah and Derrek Penny. Budah will read some of his poetry that has appeared in the Center's newsletter, "What's Happening." (REBROADCAST 12/9/93)

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Other segments from the episode on January 28, 1994

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 28,1994: Interview with Eddie Budah and Derrek Penny; Interview with Mary Previte; Interview with Derrek Penny.
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Working With Youths Who Have Committed Crimes.

Mary Previte. She's the administrator of the Camden County Youth Center. Over the 19 years she's been at the CCYC, Previte has witnessed the increase of violence in our society, and its effect on America's young. Previte says that most of the kids she sees live in terror, knowing violence as the only way to express their emotions. Fourteen years ago Previte started a student newspaper called "What's Happening", establishing a dialogue between herself, the kids, and the community. (REBROADCAST from 12/9/93)

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Teens Share Their Stories of Delinquency.

Terry talks with two young men who've been through the program at the Camden County Youth Center, a juvenile detention center in Camden, New Jersey: Eddie Budah and Derrek Penny. Budah will read some of his poetry that has appeared in the Center's newsletter, "What's Happening."

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Fighting Teenage Violence on the Streets of Boston.

Boston Probation officer William Stewart and Judge Sydney Hanlon (woman) talk about "Operation Night Light," a program that is credited with reducing juvenile crime in South Boston. Under the program, probation officers go out with police at night looking for probation violators. Last year, President Clinton touted Boston as a national role model for what cities can achieve in reducing juvenile crime. William Stewart serves as Assistant Chief Probation officer in the Dorchester District Court in Massachusetts.

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