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The Resource The Dozier School for Boys : forensics and survivors and a painful past, Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD

The Dozier School for Boys : forensics and survivors and a painful past, Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD

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The Dozier School for Boys : forensics and survivors and a painful past
Title
The Dozier School for Boys
Title remainder
forensics and survivors and a painful past
Statement of responsibility
Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"From the outside, the Dozier School for Boys in Florida looked utterly charming. Carefully manicured lawns and attractive plantings adorned walkways and drives. But the reality of life at Dozier was ugly. In 2008, almost one hundred years after the reform school's founding, Robert Straley and Roger Dean Kiser discovered they shared similar abusive experiences while students at the Dozier School for Boys. They recalled vicious punishments at a campus building called the white house, where staff used a leather strap to beat inmates. Straley was also raped at Dozier. In their shared grief and trauma, the two men reached out to filmmaker and civil rights activist Michael O'McCarthy. He too had experienced abuse at Dozier. He contacted Miami Herald journalist Carol Marbin Miller to tell their story. As the details went public, investigations into Dozier began. The State of Florida finally closed the school in 2011 and officially apologized to survivors in 2017. A forensic investigation took place on the campus, including digging up its cemetery, since it was alleged that some boys had investigative or scientific work could prove any of the allegations. No perpetrators could be brought to justice. In the end, survivors and their families must live with the knowledge that justice may never be served."--Jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
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1958-
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Murray, Elizabeth A.
Dewey number
365/.975993
Index
index present
Intended audience
  • Age: 13-18
  • Grade 9 to 12
LC call number
HV9105.F7
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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OverDrive, Inc
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  • Florida School for Boys
  • Florida School for Boys
  • Reformatories
  • Cruelty
  • Cruelty
  • Reformatories
  • Florida
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The Dozier School for Boys : forensics and survivors and a painful past, Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Reforming wayward youth -- Escape from the daily routine -- The white house -- Boys become men -- Making themselves heard -- Digging for the truth -- Abuse allegations and the one-armed man -- Source notes -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Further information -- Index
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781541562691
Lccn
2019980750
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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ffeb3e21-9a52-47a7-a60e-bcf6a28f6583
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1117317392
  • (OCoLC)on1117317392
Label
The Dozier School for Boys : forensics and survivors and a painful past, Elizabeth A. Murray, PhD
Link
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Reforming wayward youth -- Escape from the daily routine -- The white house -- Boys become men -- Making themselves heard -- Digging for the truth -- Abuse allegations and the one-armed man -- Source notes -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Further information -- Index
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781541562691
Lccn
2019980750
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
ffeb3e21-9a52-47a7-a60e-bcf6a28f6583
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1117317392
  • (OCoLC)on1117317392

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