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Summary:AT A COST OF £4K PER HEAD, 26 DISTURBED YOUNGSTERS FROM NORTH LONDON HAVE BEEN SENT ON A RADICAL COURSE OF THERAPY TO THE LAKE DISTRICT. THEY ARE SUBJECTED TO A TOUGH REGIME OF RULES AND 12 HOUR INTENSIVE GROUP THERAPY, SHARING THEIR DEEPEST DARK SECRETS. INEVITABLY, THERE ARE BREAKDOWNS AND CONFRONTATIONS. THE PROGRAMME IS RUN BY YOUTH AT RISK, AN ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN AMERICA. THEY CLAIM THEIR TECHNIQUES HAVE PRODUCED SUCCESSFUL RESULTS AMONG DELINQUENTS IN NEW YORK. BUT IN BRITAIN, THEIR SUCCESS RATE IS MORE DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE.
Description:A WEEK IN THE COUNTRY OF TOUGH TALKING AND TOUGHER PHYSICAL EXERCISE FORM THE BASIS OF A NEW AMERICAN SHOCK TREATMENT FOR DELINQUENTS.