Hi TD,
truth dancer wrote:
So, besides the various organizations proclaiming they are helping, and their marketing department's effective sales pitches (for licensing and parents), where is the actual documentation that they are helping? Is there any? What research (if any) are these facilities using to show they are actually improving the lives of these children? Or is the state just going with the claims of the institutions?
It seems to me the only "research" is from the actual orgs that promote their services.
I agree with you. Most, if not all, information that is publicly available about places like the Mormon Gulag are provided by organizations that promote these types of facilities -- like
NATSAP.
Most of these organizations are simply there to provide a marketing service for facilities, and have no regard for the type of facility they are promoting.
Another obstacle Internet researches encounter is cost. Even simple court records are priced beyond what some interested parties are willing to pay.
NAPHS charges $400 for
for their annual survey!I've been asked to speak at a couple of different conferences that CAFETY is attending, like the
AACRC and registration alone costs upwards of $500.
What people should remember is that these privately owned and operated facilities bare no resemblance at all to anything that the state has its hand in. They make their own rules. They report to stake-holders. They have to turn a profit. It's literally a billion dollar a year industry.
Do you know of any long term research supporting or undermining these sorts of institutions? (I'm not talking about your run of the mill behavioral approach, or adult inmates, I'm thinking more of the specifics of the institutions).
I'm not sure much research is being done, unfortunately. The court is hearing more and more cases involving these facilities. Here is the latest:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article ... 82,00.htmlI do believe all these sorts of facilities will eventually be shut down, the sooner the better in my opinion!
I agree. Many
are being shut down. Everything else aside, this is really an industry that needs to be regulated heavily by the government.
Also, I'm guessing you are familiar with
CAICA (Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse)
I am, although for some reason CAICA and CAFETY don't like each other, which kind of puts me in an awkward situation. I was asked very early on by the CAFETY president not to link to CAICA. I never really cared to find out why, but maybe I should.
