The Criminal Justice Program invited Adrian Nicole LeBlanc to talk about her new book Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx. The book follows the lives of several young teens as they fall in love, have babies, become incarcerated and struggle against poverty and deprivation. LeBlanc is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Magazine, writing on girl gangs and outcast teenagers, and is the recipient of many awards, including Soros, Knight and Bunting fellowships. She is currently a visiting scholar at the New York University School of Journalism.