I was wondering how being harsh mean and abusive is going to help young adults develop healthier behavior patterns? For starters is there empirical evidence to back this archaic method? Most of these kids act out because they have already been exposed to some form of neglect or abuse at home so how is abusing them even more or acting draconian going to help them? Inquiring people want to know? It appears to me to be stone age tactics. This type of treatment may exacerbate ptsd and actually increase maladaptive behavior. The criminal justice system has already been proven to be a miserable failure on every level. The only people that it works for are the bankers who own their stock and actually get richer when the recidivism rates at these facilities increase. These kids need therapy and counseling not reality tv stage show loud voices yelling at them. I know that the idea is to prevent the kids from going to jail to begin with however I have serious doubts about its overall effectiveness.
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