Family time has decreased; many women with young children are working outside of the home; society is more diverse; income inequity is growing — and technology access widens the gap; drugs,
crime, disease, and poverty make the world a
dangerous place for children and
families.
Culminating in Kalebu's
dangerous slide toward violence - observed by
family members, police, mental health workers, lawyers, and judges, but stopped by no one - While the City Slept is the story of a
crime of opportunity and of the string of missed opportunities that made it possible.