Tough Justice for Truancy in USA 9:00, 1999 (Ref: NA9920)

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In Los Angeles, they’ve recognised a close correlation between truancy and crime. Strict new penalties are in place to deter truancy, and the DA’s office also has the power to send parents to jail if they do not send their children to school. In an exclusive report, we film at a young offenders institute where the most violent are taught in cages.