It was a hot August night in Baltimore when police discovered the bodies of three teenagers shot to death outside a playground. One of the teenagers was Franklin Morris, a seventeen-year-old frequently suspended from school and left to his own vices. His mother, worried about the direction he was heading, asked for help. A counselor suggested a deterrence program aimed at scaring him. At fourteen, Franklin was featured on the A&E network show Scared Straight. (Cable) A television show that follows troubled juveniles as they visit and learn about the hardened criminal world of prisons, hoping to dissuade them from the prison system. The show portrays him as a young man without boundaries and lacking respect for the community and his parents. Three years after the program, Franklin was back on the streets with a tougher attitude. What could have stopped him from succumbing to a violent life on the streets? And how to prevent others from finding themselves in the same situation. Franklin is just one example of thousands of young victims of homicide each year. Recent data from the Center for Disease Control suggests that homicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24, accounting for an average of thirteen young people killed each day. The fifty-four thousand people currently confined are even more alarming. (CDC, 2016) The Scared Heterosexuals Program was not a success in Franklin's case, it was the importance of evidence-based practice that began to become more relevant. In the Social Work Podcast, we have a good understanding of what evidence-based practices are. Practice involves. Guest Danielle Parrish states that evidence-based practice is "the former conscientious and...... middle of document...... The NASW Code of Ethics for Evidence-Based Practice Evidence suggests "Having established guidelines could present benchmarks for providers to see what has been tried, what has worked and what treatments should be the next course of action." ” (“Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers,” 2016) In other words, it is important that the social worker does not neglect their own personal experiences when working on a treatment program. In conclusion, it is important to consider cultural and religious values ​​to find a solution using evidence-based research. Sometimes an intervention that works at a macro level will not work in a smaller community context. Many factors come into play when working with minors. The social worker must take into account not only scientific results, but also family, school and community factors..