The Scared Straight program in which adult offenders told juvenile offenders about the horrors of imprisonment is an educational strategy known as moral appeal.

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The Scared Straight program is more accurately described as a deterrence strategy, aiming to deter juvenile offenders from future crimes by exposing them to the harsh realities of prison life, rather than a moral appeal which would focus on ethical or moral reasoning to change behavior.

The Scared Straight Program in Which Adult Offenders Told Juvenile