http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,574924,00.html
"Programs that rely on 'scare tactics' to prevent children and adolescents from engaging in violent behavior are not only ineffective, but may actually make the problem worse, according to an independent state-of-the-science panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The panel, charged with assessing the available evidence on preventing violence and other health-risking behaviors in adolescents, announced today its assessment of the current research.
The panel found that group detention centers, boot camps, and other 'get tough' programs often exacerbate problems by grouping young people with delinquent tendencies, where the more sophisticated instruct the more na�ve. Similarly, the practice of transferring juveniles to the adult judicial system can be counterproductive, resulting in greater violence among incarcerated youth."
