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Evidence Trumps Anecdote for “Scared Straight” Programs
© Getty Images The Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center School in Fairfax, VA. Gary VanLandingham directs the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Darcy White is a senior associate with the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative The documentary Scared Straight! was a hit in 1978. The film, in which at-risk youth were exposed to the realities of prison […]