When I began to compare, the potential effects of stigma and labeling with the need for control and security. I personally believe when we stigmatize and label juvenile they sometimes start to believe and become what they are perceived as. If you are an adolescent and all you hear is how you are a delinquent and you just like all the people around you. It’s hard to think of yourself as anything else because they have already labeled you and perceived you as something you was not. The more controlled, disciplined and stable your environment is there is a greater chance you will not be involved in certain situations. As opposed to if it was the other way around.
If I was the planning director for the State Department of Juvenile Justice I would
If I was the planning director for the State Department of Juvenile Justice I would