<p>Definitely do not listen to @momofpjm. Such schools are known to use violent/abusive methods, have poorly trained “teachers” and are often not much more than labor or boot camps for kids. Here’s an article about them: <a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012800062_pf.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012800062_pf.html</a>
An activist website:
<a href=“http://troubledteenindustry.com/”>TroubledTeenIndustry.com is for sale | HugeDomains;
Department of Justice document that shows they don’t really work:
<a href=“https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/197018.pdf”>https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/197018.pdf</a>
and a study:
<a href=“http://www.bazelon.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=D5NL7igV_CA%3D&tabid=247”>http://www.bazelon.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=D5NL7igV_CA%3D&tabid=247</a></p>