Punishment alone won’t help gang‑involved teens—a former child soldier explains why

October 27, 2026 · 12:16 pm 2 sources

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• Punishment alone won’t help gang-involved teens – a former child soldier explains why
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 27, 2026 12:16
  Decades of helping child soldiers return to civilian life point to what US responses to youth violence miss.

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• Punishment alone won't help gang‑involved teens—a former child soldier explains why
  Phys.org · October 28, 2026 00:10
  When Americans hear of child soldiers, they may imagine tragic images of children wielding rifles on distant battlefields.