Case #875.0

Taking Charge: Rose Washington and Spofford Juvenile Detention Center

Publication Date: January 01, 1989
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Abstract:
The latest in a long string of directors of New York City's toughest juvenile detention facility confronts a staff which is both demoralized and resentful of authority. As the jail's first black director, she must cope with a predominantly black staff long accustomed to "getting over"--giving less than full effort and rationalizing its attitude in terms of the perceived indifference of a "downtown" white power structure. Battles over child abuse, insubordination and union power ensue.

Learning Objective:
This case examines NYC's toughest juvenile detention facilities.

Other Details

Case Author:
Anna Warrock
Faculty Lead:
Olivia Golden
Pages (incl. exhibits):
14
Setting:
United States
Language:
English