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This report presents recommendations about serving the unique needs of girls in the San Francisco Juvenile Probation system. 

As get tough” stances have monopolized the debate on crime, political one-upsmanship has produced the most punitive, expensive and racially disparate criminal justice policies in the state’s history.

Follow up on the 1990 study shows that the general plight of people of color, particualrly young black males, has deteriorated.

The juvenile justice system should be viewed as one element along a continuum of social institutions designed to foster social development. 

This article examines the application of advocacy and case management programs in juvenile detention and their potential for resolving institutional populations.