Instead of throwing kids out let's work on solving problems / Providence Journal, 6 Aug 2006

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Julia Steiny
"As with any disease -- social, physical or mental -- prevention is by far the most cost-effective cure. So if we had more empathy and political will, we could address the known causes of delinquency. They are, as summarized by the American Youth Policy Forum: "child abuse and neglect; exposure to drugs, youth gangs and firearms; truancy and school failure; poor parenting skills, and others."