behavior is there not try to scare that behavior out of the child‚ because everything that is buried takes more then fear to dig it up. So when a child is sent to a “scared straight” program is it really and truly effective? Can a child truly be “scared straight”? These programs make the claim that fear is the way to set a child straight and the programs surround the child in fear to correct their bad behaviors. Fear to correct bad behaviors‚ well‚ that no more than asking us to one-day wake up and
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Beyond Scared Straight john vandermolen There are many programs that try to deal with youth crime. Many people think that taking teenagers to a jail is a good idea. They think it’s a good idea because it will basically scare them straight and stop them from doing whatever there doing by bringing them near inmates. Although many people think it will work it will not. 28% of kids are more likely to commit crime after going to jail. On the other hand‚ many people think this will not benefit
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Deconstruction Paper: Beyond Scared Straight The Beyond Scared Straight television show sends this message: “In prison for a day to stay out for life.” It certainly appeals to a television audience. The hit series from the A&E Network became the most watched original series launch in the network’s history with an audience of 3.7 million people. The show is a spin-off of the multiple award-winning documentary films also produced by Arnold Shapiro. But do “scared straight” programs really work
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The population of students in Beyond Scared Straight is groups of young people that have been recommended for participation by their parents or family for this program. United States citizens‚ between approximately 11 years old and 18 years old‚ these children all have some kind of life circumstance(s) that puts them in the category of at-risk youth. All of the population have some type of behavioral problem‚ juvenile criminal record‚ or family issues that brought these teenagers and their families
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Critique of the “Scared Straight Program” The program established in the 1970s‚ called Scared Straight is used throughout the United States as a means of deterring juvenile crime. This program consists of youth that are at risk visiting adult prisons‚ the youth then have contact with prisoners to hear about the life and reality of being locked up from inmates (Slowikowski‚ 2011). The programs can involve tours of the facility‚ living the life of a prisoner for a full day‚ aggressive “in-your-face”
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Scared straight Scared straight in a documentary from 1978‚ teens that have been in trouble with the law to spend a day at a Federal penitentiary. The hope‚ is that the teens would realize that‚ the life they are leading is headed towards jail time. The inmates are part of a program designed to scare the teens into changing their paths and make a change within their lives. The original 17 teens were followed up to 10 years later and out of the 17‚ only one went on to be a hardened criminal. When
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Nearly half of crimes in the United States are committed by youth 10 to 17 years old. Juvenile crime increases each year at a rate double of adult crime. One way to help deter juvenile crime was the creation of the “Scared Straight Program”. Programs like Scared Straight consist of organized visits to prison facilities by juvenile delinquents or juveniles at risk of becoming delinquent or showing such behavior. During contact with the juveniles the adult inmates describe their experiences
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was initially afraid of and use it for his own benefit. When at times situation do look unfavorable and frightening‚ people are attracted rather than being appalled. Kathy Feinstein touches on this point when she says that juveniles viewed “Scared Straight” as a dare and wanted to prove their courage. We can see this aspect in skydivers‚ wildlife explorers (e.g. the crocodile hunter) and
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will be writing a paper on programs like Scared Straight for juveniles. Explaining what their goals are. The theoretical basis of the program discussing what Deterrence Theory is. I will be explaining if programs like these accomplish their goals. The goals of these types of programs are organized to juveniles and other participants from future offending by providing first-hand observations from being locked up or in trouble. A program such as Scared Straight puts together organized visits to prisons
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program has been found to have a negative impact on juveniles and their recidivism rates. Studies show individuals that attend programs such as deterrence‚ scared straight‚ and programs that teach the juvenile discipline actually increase recidivism in youth; having higher rates of reentering the prison system (Wilson‚ 2011‚ p. 106). Scared straight and boot camp programs focus on scaring the children to get them back on track and the programs bring delinquency together who’s inclined toward violence
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