US professor: Under-18 curfew just one part of Iceland model


  • Nation
  • Friday, 18 Jan 2019

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PETALING JAYA: Using the curfew approach is just one part of an Icelandic model to solve the problem of social ills among teenagers in the country, says a psychologist from the United States.

Harvey Milkman, an American psychology professor at the Reykjavik University, said after-school activities was a major part of the model that has contributed to the decline of substance abuse and other social problems among Icelandic youth.

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