{"product_id":"9781666973433","title":"Engaging Underprivileged Youth in the Nation's Capital The Officer Oliver Cowan Story","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEngaging Underprivileged Youth in the Nation's Capital\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Officer Oliver Cowan Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartin Alan Greenberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1942, with urban youth violence on the rise, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police rookie Oliver A. Cowan proposed a novel solution: a youth engagement program called the “Junior Police Corps.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time, Washington, D.C., was governed by a Congress dominated by segregationists, and most Black residents of the nation's capital lived under the constraints of Jim Crow–era discrimination. Despite these barriers, Officer Cowan created an integrated program that harnessed the talents and energy of local youth while drawing support from civic-minded citizens, community organizations, business leaders, athletes, and entertainers who volunteered their time and resources.\u003cbr\u003eAssigned to one of the city's most impoverished precincts, Cowan accomplished what many thought impossible: he persuaded leaders of some of the area's most notorious youth gangs to help build a program focused on recreation, citizenship, and personal development. As juvenile crime rates declined, Cowan's program was adopted throughout the city.\u003cbr\u003eMartin Alan Greenberg chronicles Cowan's story and traces the evolution of youth engagement programs from the Progressive Era through the end of the twentieth century while also exploring broader themes of civil rights, juvenile justice, and the major social and political events that shaped the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMartin Alan Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJD, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of nine books concerning community safety, has directed criminal justice programs at colleges throughout the United States. He was also court attaché in New York City, an auxiliary police deputy inspector, and served as president of the Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York and the Virginia Association of Criminal Justice Educators.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666973433\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333863473292,"sku":"9781666973433","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f5c3f0d9-a47b-4985-b685-10cf2b424536.jpg?v=1783617221","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781666973433","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}