I have a 14yr boy who in the past 2-4 months has been before a judge between 3 and 4 times for car theft, numerous break and entering and has not attended school for 4-6 months.

In reference to children in long or short term care, these are people at a disadvantaged from young ages, these are people that are normally damaged goods mentally and/or physically very early within becoming wards of the state due to numerous reasons family or social separation that may carry/struggle-with some of these issues through to adult life.