Institutionalized Persuasion provides new information about the history and dynamics of coercion in residential teen treatment settings. While private sector programs continue to make millions utilizing dangerous yet unregulated methods, adolescents are abused each year in the name of treatment. By addressing the root causes of harm and presenting new strategies for the prevention of institutional child abuse, Institutionalized Persuasion offers a unique perspective on a highly controversial, persistent problem. This is Marcus’s undergraduate thesis, written in 2013 and 2014 while studying at Goddard College. He makes no royalties from the sale of this book. His MSc thesis, Totalistic Teen A Qualitative Analysis of Retrospective Accounts (2019), is now available in paperback on Amazon and as a free PDF from the University of Florida's Digital Collections website.