Predictability: Does the youth correctional system have things backward?
Common correctional practices ignore the laws of biology, generating the emotions and behaviors those practices are intended to resolve.
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References and suggested reading/listening:
Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications
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Podcasts and Interviews
The Lasting Effects of Food Insecurity in Early Childhood a conversation with Dr. Jeremy Coplan
Specialized: The Unique Strengths of Stress-Adapted Youth with Willem Frankenhuis
In Their Shoes: Contextual Adaptation and Optimal Resource Allocation with Mélusine Boon Falleur
Homeostasis and the origin of emotions and behavior with Max Henning
Media credit (photo/video/audio/animation) Sincere thanks to the following artists
Thumbnail Image - Suit - 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič, Unsplash
Thumbnail Image - Back of person’s head - Ben Gingell, Istock
News article – Removed from home, Florida Weekly https://naples.floridaweekly.com/articles/removed-from-home-living-in-bureaucracy/
News article - Let public see CPS exit interviews, Lisa Krantz /San Antonio Express-News, MySA, https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/Let-public-see-CPS-exit-interviews-5976244.php
Foster home - Brian Babb, Unsplash
Young girl – Johannes Plenio, Unsplash
Man - Sadeq Mousavi, Unsplash
Juvenile Division Building - Joe_Potato/istock.com
Man walking into building - Unnamed author, Storyblocks
News article – Dad calls for law change around Youth Treatment Center policy for safety of ‘sick kids who need to get well’, Manchester Link, Photo/Carol Robidoux https://manchesterinklink.com/dad-calls-for-law-change-around-youth-treatment-center-policy-for-safety-of-sick-kids-who-need-to-get-well/
News article – Report: Wrong Place for Bay State Kids is Behind Bars, Public News Service https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-25/juvenile-justice/report-wrong-place-for-bay-state-kids-is-behind-bars/a54635-1
Young man in blue shirt – Charles Etoroma, Unsplash
Young man in ball cap - Ryan Jacobson, Unsplash
Checking Schedule – Pressmanster Production Studio, Storyblocks
News article - State watchdog releases videos of ‘dangerous’ restraints, seclusions in juvenile jails, CTMirror, Surveillance videos from CJTS https://ctmirror.org/2015/09/15/state-watchdog-releases-videos-of-dangerous-restraints-seclusions-in-juvenile-jails/
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