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This overload of fear might be the reason for its ineffectiveness as studies have found that extreme fear can effectively shut down the subject and may even lead to risk denial for those especially susceptible to the threat. Cell doors are open, inmates are in their faces. Despite evidence that scared straight-type programs are ineffective and can even be harmful in the long run, many parents continue to turn to local jails for help when it comes to behavioral . Confrontation does not work especially because many of these children are already survivors, he said. How old do you have to be to be on Beyond Scared Straight? Awareness increased due to the A&E TV series Beyond Scared Straight which documented the experiences of children in prison camp programs for 9 seasons. 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