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Why Juvenile Detention Makes Teens Worse


TIME magazine article reports on recent research on the contagious effect of delinquent behavior in juvenile detention centers.

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More than 1/3 of the youth in detention are there for status offenses and various technical violations of probation and other rules. [more facts]


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