Does "scared straight" work?

Fear of consequences only works until the perceived benefit of crime out weighs the consequences in their minds or they convince themselves they won't get caught. Good parenting makes good citizens!

I agree, handcuffing a kid is just outrageous.

I didn't scare my kid. But 2 officers were nice enough to come and talk to my son about bike safety. He wrecked and pulled out in front of a car. I had talked to him over and over. Them talking to him made a big difference. He respected what they said. They were bikers too so they talked to him on a one on one level.

Police scaring kids doesn't make sense. Having adult convicts and ex convicts talking to older teens about mistakes that they want to avoid in life makes a little more sense to me. Obviously the best option is having parents teach them.

,scared straight, a job for the district attorney

Its about incentives i saw an episode of locked up where a guy used his entrepreneurship to make money but the restitution forced him to stop and he had to get violent out of necessity. So its about incentives.

I remember one time when I was a kid (5 or 6) when I stole a candy bar from the store (lmao, I was so happy that i stole it too, i was like "momma look!"- she was ofc disappointed and brought me back into the store to say sorry to the cashier and return the candy, she then SPOTTED a officer (i think he was a sherrif) and called him over or brought him over and let him talk to me. Instead of telling me the reasons as to WHY stealing was not a good thing, he humiliated me and told me that he could take me to the jail where they keep kids. From that day forward I have been VERY anxious and nervous around officers, seeing them as people to steer clear of. So yes, scaring kids is NOT a great way to teach them.

Couldn't agree more!

You don't need to send kids to prisons to teach them what consequences are. In my opinion, these types of programs are straight child abuse, rather than reinforcing trauma upon these children why not teach them how to deal with the emotions that drive them to do stupid things.

Love the content keep it up

Amen

Thank you!! OMG I could hug you right now! I've seen that video of this child and others, and it literally makes me feel like I'm about ready to vomit, LITERALLY. Anyone who does this to a child, HAS to be a sociopath, I mean, WTF...Anyone that's taken psychology 101 knows that cops in schools arresting children for misbehaving causes SEVERE lifelong trauma...not to mention that they do this to special-ed children, which if I remember correctly this child was special-ed... Also, all that is happening is that COPS ARE CREATING people (just like me) who distrust and dislike cops and are creating more enemies...Cops think fear is respect...it's quite to opposite actually....basic human psychology 101. And, FYI, as someone who waited tables, bartended and cocktailed...I can tell you that a lot more people hate and fear you than you realize...just don't wear your uniform into a restaurant unless you can see what people are doing to your food and drinks....I have too much of a conscience to do that kind of stuff...but just like the blue line of silence, I did sit back, watch...I might have even laughed, I don't know...I know I'm chuckling right now...I just hope they were the deserving ones...that's why I can't do that kind of stuff...there's barely any good ones, so what if that was a good one; then that sucks. AND this is why cops don't belong in school... Parenting is complicated bc people only know what they're raised with, and resources/support are not easy to find, and when you do find it, it costs money...most times, a lot of money.

All I got to say is you are AWESOME !

Thank you. I am in a wheelchair, and parents tell their kids that I will run over them if the don't behave, not good.

I agree with you 💯 !!!!

I think it works but on some kids it doesn't and then some other kids it will make no difference and make a bad effect on them. No one knows how the kids will react.

but scared straight will cause mental health issues

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Straight and narrow is the way.

Dido!