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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
I guess I am the only one who does not feel like putting these kids into an institution. If they were older, perhaps. But any child under the age of 12 who physically assaults other children--outside of the "meet me at 3 o'clock behind the tether balls"... Juvie, is not going to help with recidivism, in my opinion.
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Yeah I think it depends on the kid. If it were me, a pretty good kid mixed up in the wrong crowd who did something incredibly stupid, then time in a detention center probably would have scared me and been helpful. However, if these are kids prone to such behavior who are from detached or downright terrible parents, it may just reinforce that they're going to live a life like this.
Kids who do things that are so depraved have to know punishment, but if they're from a place where this is part of growing up, it won't help.