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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 258917" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>You know, the first time difficult child was in detention he was only 11yo and hadn't crossed the big "line" of puberty yet. He freaked when an older kid tried to hunch him and he told me. I called supervisors who told me- and I swear- "well, what do you expect- if these were good kids they wouldn't be in here". I was so P.I.*.*.E.D. I kept making phone calls and called the gal- who was the one that had difficult child held in there for 2 weeks until his court. Then at court, the gal acted like she couldn't stand the thought of difficult child being in there because this had happened- the judge let him come home.</p><p></p><p>I will talk to difficult child the next time I see him, but once he's transferred he's not allowed to have visitors or contact for 30 days. What should I tell him to do when it could be a higher up that normally, a kid would report things to? I wonder if they would let him call his defense attny or gal? And, if he told me something like that happened, what should I do that would ensure it got addressed instead of falling on deaf ears?</p><p></p><p>I don't want to be paranoid- but I'm not hiding in denial either. Obviously this stuff does happen- and it doesn't just happen with grown men and young girls. And when a kid is in a position like that and at a young age, whether they "think" they agree to it or not means nothing to me. It's wrong. Period.</p><p></p><p>in my humble opinion, when it's a kid involved, all detention does is teach the kid to get used to incarceration. It is not rehabilitative. It is about as effective of a punishment as suspending a difficult child from school. It makes things worse and decreases their chances of ever turning things around. It is a real shame how much time and energy is spent on worthless efforts in Department of Juvenile Justice.</p><p></p><p>They are showing something on tv right now about this judge who was sentencing first-time offenders getting sent away for long periods of time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 258917, member: 3699"] You know, the first time difficult child was in detention he was only 11yo and hadn't crossed the big "line" of puberty yet. He freaked when an older kid tried to hunch him and he told me. I called supervisors who told me- and I swear- "well, what do you expect- if these were good kids they wouldn't be in here". I was so P.I.*.*.E.D. I kept making phone calls and called the gal- who was the one that had difficult child held in there for 2 weeks until his court. Then at court, the gal acted like she couldn't stand the thought of difficult child being in there because this had happened- the judge let him come home. I will talk to difficult child the next time I see him, but once he's transferred he's not allowed to have visitors or contact for 30 days. What should I tell him to do when it could be a higher up that normally, a kid would report things to? I wonder if they would let him call his defense attny or gal? And, if he told me something like that happened, what should I do that would ensure it got addressed instead of falling on deaf ears? I don't want to be paranoid- but I'm not hiding in denial either. Obviously this stuff does happen- and it doesn't just happen with grown men and young girls. And when a kid is in a position like that and at a young age, whether they "think" they agree to it or not means nothing to me. It's wrong. Period. in my humble opinion, when it's a kid involved, all detention does is teach the kid to get used to incarceration. It is not rehabilitative. It is about as effective of a punishment as suspending a difficult child from school. It makes things worse and decreases their chances of ever turning things around. It is a real shame how much time and energy is spent on worthless efforts in Department of Juvenile Justice. They are showing something on tv right now about this judge who was sentencing first-time offenders getting sent away for long periods of time. [/QUOTE]
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