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The system seems more driven by threat of law suit or federal investigation than anything.
About the locked doors. This is common in the larger group homes. It's the opposite here. I put only closet door knobs on their rooms so that I can entire if I feel that I should. There are rules about knocking and being admitted that I honor unless there is good reason. Only the adults can lock their doors. this includes an adult bio-daughter and adult adopted son.
There are ocasions when we alarm doors. We accept boys accused of sexual offenses. Most are greatly exaggerated or simply not true. Every now and then, one is very true. We'll alarm his room at night. He can still come out, it's just that he won't be able to sneak out - as these guys always do.
We won't keep the true blue sexual predators, only long enough to find another placement that will "treat" them. I personally believe there is no "cure." At best, they can teach them some boundaries. For the 15-yr-old who lived and breathed and dreamed of offending on 4-yr-old boys, the best you can do is to teach him that if he offends, he'll go to jail. I believe he'll offend many more times. All they can do is contain him. Even with one person devoting his entire attention to prevent him from offending, he still looks for ways to sneak by.
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