Voices From Juvenile Detention: Kids Behind Bars

Steve Liss

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They try to scare them straight. That's a crisis intervention in a nutshell. If a child is causing trouble in school or acting up at home (like 10-year-old Tommy, here for fighting in school) parents, administrators, or the courts can send the youngster to Laredo Juvenile for an intense dose of intimidation.

Steve Liss, " Voices From Juvenile Detention: Kids Behind Bars," in POYi Archive, Item #41653, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/41653 (accessed November 23, 2024).