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"Are Lindsay Lohan, other celebs glorifying jail time?"

By Douglas A. Berman

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Today's question of the day comes via this lengthy article with the same headline as my post title in the Detroit Free Press. Here is how the piece it begins: Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to go to jail today. While it may not sound like a big deal -- yet another train-wreck celeb in trouble -- it may actually have a cumulative effect on fans, especially young people. Social experts suggest that being pelted with image after image of celebrity after celebrity in trouble does have societal implications. "Things like reality TV and other things have almost glorified going to jail," said Arthur Robin, head of psychology at Children's Hospital of Michigan. "Yes, it's still something young people view very negatively, but probably not as negatively as 50 years ago...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 20, 2010 (boomark / email).

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