Beyond Scared Straight Analysis
The population of students in Beyond Scared Straight is groups of young people that have been recommended for participation by their parents or family for this program. United States citizens, between approximately 11 years old and 18 years old, these children all have some kind of life circumstance(s) that puts them in the category of at-risk youth. All of the population have some type of behavioral problem, juvenile criminal record, or family issues that brought these teenagers and their families to the point of considering this extreme measure as a last resort for keeping them from a life of criminal acts of some kind. The program is designed to target kids who are likely to become recidivists, and attempts to keep them from ending up in prison or dead shortly after they become adults. The staff on the show are different members
…show more content…
Either through contact with the juvenile legal system, or suspension from their schools, or problems at home with their parents, the young girls were all behaving inappropriately. Most of the girls adapted their behavior by the end of their stay with San Bernardino County. At least to the extent that they knew when to remain quiet and to not draw negative attention from the officers and inmates. One girl in particular--Ashley--did not change to appropriate behavior, and remained disrespectful and brash. Several of the young women were also portraying disregard for acceptable behavioral norms. The youngest of the group was knowingly allowing herself to be statutorily raped, engaging in sex with much older men at only thirteen years old. The most troublesome of the participants was involved in gang activity. Although, it was a family trend, with her mother and brother’s involved as well, it might have been more a social norm within the context of her immediate
Either through contact with the juvenile legal system, or suspension from their schools, or problems at home with their parents, the young girls were all behaving inappropriately. Most of the girls adapted their behavior by the end of their stay with San Bernardino County. At least to the extent that they knew when to remain quiet and to not draw negative attention from the officers and inmates. One girl in particular--Ashley--did not change to appropriate behavior, and remained disrespectful and brash. Several of the young women were also portraying disregard for acceptable behavioral norms. The youngest of the group was knowingly allowing herself to be statutorily raped, engaging in sex with much older men at only thirteen years old. The most troublesome of the participants was involved in gang activity. Although, it was a family trend, with her mother and brother’s involved as well, it might have been more a social norm within the context of her immediate