The Associated Press reports, “State budget cuts are forcing some of the nation’s youngest criminals out of counseling programs and group homes and into juvenile prisons in what critics contend is a shortsighted move that will eventually lead to more crime and higher costs.”
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What’s more beneficial to young people and society at large – counseling programs and group homes or prison?
How and where are young people more likely to learn socially beneficial life skills and develop an improved ability to make socially beneficial life decisions – in counseling programs and group homes or in prison?