Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s a natural question prompted by the nearly constant stream of newspaper stories about youth violence and movies about street gangs: are young people today more violent than they were 30 years ago? The people who work in juvenile justice facilities say they constantly confront myths and stereotypes about the young people who end up in detention. We talk with a leading “crime noir” author and the city’s top official on juvenile issues at the intersection of crime, reform and pop-culture.
Guests
- George Pelecanos Author, "The Way Home" (Little Brown & Co.)
- Vincent Schiraldi Director, D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
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