Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

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Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

Petrosino, Anthony; Turpin-Petrosino, Carolyn; Hollis-Peel, Meghan E.; Lavenberg, Julia G.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10900/64695
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-646959
http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-6117
http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-646955
Dokumentart: Article
Date: 2012-06
Source: Campbell Systematic Reviews, 5, 2013
Language: English
Faculty: Kriminologisches Repository
Kriminologisches Repository
Department: Kriminologie
DDC Classifikation: 360 - Social problems and services; associations
Keywords: Jugendkriminalität , Prävention
Other Keywords:
Juvenile delinquency
Prevention
Scared Straight
Review
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Abstract:

Programs like ‘Scared Straight’ involve organized visits to prison facilities by juvenile delinquents or children at risk for becoming delinquent. The programs are designed to deter participants from future offending by providing first-hand observations of prison life and interaction with adult inmates. Results of this review indicate that not only does it fail to deter crime but it actually leads to more offending behavior. Government officials permitting this program need to adopt rigorous evaluation to ensure that they are not causing more harm to the very citizens they pledge to protect.

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