Not to be nit-picky but lets keep our terms straight - she’s a child, not a young woman. Young women are over 18.
Counseling her isn’t a cop’s job. There’s a social worker whose job is to counsel her. His job is to get her to comply. Big difference.
I’m not sure that the only two options are counseling or imprisoning but I agree she’s on a road to a bad place. But, at 17, that road is set and there’s little to be done about it now. In my opinion but, hey, I’m not a counselor. I just know that she can’t keep acting this way and stay an employed, useful, member of our society.
