* Lies 101: What's at issue here: bad behavior--or bad press? As Males shows, teens are far more civil than the poverty and abusive conditions endured by millions of them would predict. * The Dawn of the Super-Predator: Government and law enforcement officials incessantly misrepresent "youth crime" and predict "adolescent super-predators" despite a general decline in juvenile crime. Serious teenage crime is rarer today than 20 years ago. Instead of challenging the false assumptions of the conservative anti-crime onslaught, liberal interests have embraced them--at great cost to reasoned policy. * Curfews: Putting the Truth to Bed: Curfews stop crime, right? Wrong. Analysis of curfews and other "get tough" measures show they discriminate against minorities and are associated with higher, not lower, youth crime rates.

Looking at race as a factor, Males notes that the focus on disciplining teens has intensified as the demographics have shifted towards more teens of color. As a real solution, Males suggests we put our money where our children are: child poverty has quadrupled in 25 years to 25%.