The millennium marks the beginning of a second century for the formal system of juvenile justice in the United States. From its inception, the central focus of the system has been delinquency, an amorphous construct that includes not only “criminal” behavior but also an array of youthful actions that offend prevailing social mores. Thus, the meaning of delinquency is markedly time dependent. Li...

We wish to thank our neurosurgical colleagues Mr. P. Harris, Mr. J. F. Shaw, and Mr. G. N. N. Reddy; and also Professor Sir John Bruce and Dr. A. Brownfie Smith for their help with some general surgical and otorhinolaryigological aspects respectively of Case 5. We are particularly grateful to Dr. A. S. Brown, consultant anaesthetist, and Dr. A. A. Donaldson, consultant radiologist, for their sk...

Time to lose myself in a book is a rare delight for me and so I am always overjoyed when I discover a good read. I was privileged to serve in the Clinton administration and was particularly fascinated by this account. Harris, a former White House correspondent, paints a page-turning picture of a president who, whatever his human frailties, showed genuine courage in the decisions that he made an...