Roger J. R. Levesque Livres

The book reflects on the profound impact teachers have on students, particularly from underprivileged backgrounds. The author shares personal experiences of overcoming challenges thanks to dedicated public school educators, acknowledging their struggles in diverse classrooms. While recognizing the impressive outcomes of schools despite limited resources, the text explores the complexities of criticism towards the educational system. It aims to foster understanding rather than serve as a critique of the rights of parents, communities, or the decentralized nature of education.

The book examines the growing influence of legal systems on family dynamics, particularly focusing on child protection. It highlights the evolution of legal concepts and their implications for family life, presenting a clear narrative and ethical perspective throughout the analysis.

Focusing on the complexities of adolescents' rights, this textbook explores the intricate laws governing this demographic and highlights key Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution. Each chapter delves into relevant legal systems and the social contexts they influence, discussing constitutional issues through real cases that present diverse interpretations. It aims to equip readers, including those new to legal concepts, with the knowledge necessary to understand and advocate for adolescents' constitutional rights, addressing both widely recognized and overlooked aspects.

This book reviews significant social changes impacting youth development and highlights the legal system's failure to adequately address adolescents’ rights. Legal experts analyze current protections for youth and propose research-based revisions to laws that often undermine or criminalize them under the guise of protection. Focusing on technology, media, education, and personal relationships, the chapters explore legal responses to various challenges facing young people, such as sexual exploitation, privacy rights, military family issues, and the school-to-prison pipeline. The book advocates for a nuanced understanding of legal protection that recognizes the competence of youth, aiming to empower adolescents to take ownership of their lives in a rapidly evolving society. Key topics include balancing freedom of expression with data protection rights, the impact of media sexualization on youth attitudes, the phenomenon of teenage sexting, safeguarding sexual identity in private schools, and addressing youth sex and labor trafficking. This volume serves as an essential resource for researchers, professors, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental psychology, family studies, public health, educational policy, and social policy.