Weiner, Tim,
Charges of Cruelty at a Jamaica Discipline Academy. Tim Weiner. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 30, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Charges of Cruelty at a Jamaica Discipline Academy, June 17, 2003; pp. A10.
"Tranquility Bay is a troubled paradise. A tightly guarded compound in a lovely Caribbean hamlet, it is the oldest foreign outpost in a booming network of behavior-modification programs for American teenagers. Tranquility Bay has a reputation as the harshest of them all....Tranquility Bay's methods have spawned fierce supporters and critics, none more passionate than the children who have been through the program and the parents who sent them there." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports on the discipline methods used at Tranquility Bay, often seen as a last resort by parents unable to handle their defiant and delinquent teenagers.
1522-3213;
Alternative schools
Behavior modification
Child abuse
Education--Jamaica
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation
Private schools
Problem youth
Rehabilitation centers
School discipline
AC1.S5
050
Charges of Cruelty at a Jamaica Discipline Academy. Tim Weiner. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 30, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Charges of Cruelty at a Jamaica Discipline Academy, June 17, 2003; pp. A10.
"Tranquility Bay is a troubled paradise. A tightly guarded compound in a lovely Caribbean hamlet, it is the oldest foreign outpost in a booming network of behavior-modification programs for American teenagers. Tranquility Bay has a reputation as the harshest of them all....Tranquility Bay's methods have spawned fierce supporters and critics, none more passionate than the children who have been through the program and the parents who sent them there." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports on the discipline methods used at Tranquility Bay, often seen as a last resort by parents unable to handle their defiant and delinquent teenagers.
1522-3213;
Alternative schools
Behavior modification
Child abuse
Education--Jamaica
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation
Private schools
Problem youth
Rehabilitation centers
School discipline
AC1.S5
050