Sometimes trying to scare sense into juvenile delinquents by taking them to prison isn't enough. On "Beyond Scared Straight" (Thu., 10 p.m. EST on A&E), Treszura got to see the next step in the intervention process. She didn't seem to be "getting it," which led the authorities and her mother to worry that she'd go back to the bad behaviors that got her into the system in the first place.
So Treszura was taken to a funeral home, where she was told to sit silently and watch her mother planned her funeral. The grim exercise was supposed to make her think about how her choices -- like abusing prescription drugs and alcohol, sleeping around and running away from home -- could easily turn this make-believe scenario into a reality for her poor mother.
By the end of her time in the Scared Straight program, authorities didn't feel Treszura had earned a certificate to help clear her legal record, but a check-up a couple of months later showed that she was displaying marked signs of improvement. Perhaps it simply took longer for reality to sink in.
"Beyond Scared Straight" airs Thursday nights at 10 p.m. EST on A&E.
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Sometimes trying to scare sense into juvenile delinquents by taking them to prison isn't enough. On "Beyond Scared Straight" (Thu., 10 p.m. EST on A&E), Treszura got to see the next step in the interv...
Sometimes trying to scare sense into juvenile delinquents by taking them to prison isn't enough. On "Beyond Scared Straight" (Thu., 10 p.m. EST on A&E), Treszura got to see the next step in the interv...
Sometimes the kids involved in the Scared Straight programs learn something from it. Sometimes they gain some quick humility and perspective. And other times they...
Jordan is a twelve year-old kid who was suspended from school for using profanity directed at the principal and taking alcohol to school. Jordan brags...
Bryan, 13 years old, has an anger management problem. His mother, Tracie, lacks the parenting skills to diffuse the situation before it explodes. Bryan lack...
To say that television is going to be replaced by online video -- or by anything else -- both misinterprets the facts and misunderstands the very definition of TV.
We may get a kick out of seeing these kids be punked by inmates, but anyone that actually wanted to see many of these kids turn their lives around should be suggesting that they get therapy instead.
That is probably harder for a parent to watch, than for this girl or other teens her age. To have to plan a funeral and bury one's own child is unfathomable to any good parent. If this girl lives long enough, she may have children, and she MAY feel the emotional pain her mother has had to endure watching her daughter tempt the fates. I hope she makes it and doesn't become another sad statistic.....
almasearch: That is probably harder for a parent to watch, than
Apparently there are some people you can't get through to. I hope she continues to show progress. Maybe it would have worked better if she had to lay in a casket as people pretended to say their final fairwells to her. Extreme yes but sometimes that's all that would work
dancerctry: Apparently there are some people you can't get through to.
When I was a teen, I wasn't into drugs or alcohol, but I had a very serious bout of depression and the medications I was on was causing me to want to try and commit suicide. Well, after months of going to counseling and different medications and nothing was working, my mother had me sit and watch her plan out my funeral. Let me tell you, that snapped me out of it so fast. My mother to this day tells me that it was extremely hard to sit and listen...but the look I had on my face told her she had reached me. Sometimes tough love is all you have left. I hope this young woman has learned her lesson ten-fold and pray for the family to find healing and strength to make it through.
Trixforkid: When I was a teen, I wasn't into drugs or
There have been (real-life) judges who have sentenced teens who have been caught drunk driving or texting while driving to having to plan their own funerals or watch parents plan their funerals. It has a big impact.
kristysherrod: There have been (real-life) judges who have sentenced teens who
jetfanglo, some people are hurting bad, and need HELP...whatever it takes to help them out...have a little compassion for people that are hurting...smile
mother10: jetfanglo, some people are hurting bad, and need HELP...whatever it
Well, we can stick them in a cell, spend money on their incarceration, then repeat the process over and over because the punishment isn't working. OR we can nip the problems in the bud and STOP the behavior that is causing them to end up in jail. Hmmm, one of these things is cheaper than the other AND potentially saves the life of a child who just needs a reality adjustment.
KanaMV86: Well, we can stick them in a cell, spend money
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First Posted: 01/06/12 07:34 AM ET Updated: 01/06/12 10:14 AM ET