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[DC] How does Batman prepare his young sidekicks for the grittier, more macabre side of crime?

Batman is (usually) not a total ass; he is one of the most compassionate heroes. That being said, he also mentor young sidekicks, who he has few qualms fighting hardened criminals.

But what about the more gruesome, macabre side of crime, e.g. crime scenes, rape, murder etc.? Does he teach them how to handle it in the field, which is arguably the best place to learn? Or does he wait until they're older/wiser, even if that gives them comparatively less time to learn?
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It usually depends on the Robin, iirc.

Dick took to crime fighting *super* easily. He was genuinely just kind of a prodigy in a way that the others weren't; in line with this, it's likely he took to the grimmer parts of the job just as well. Seeing his parents die also likely hardened him, so the death and misery he saw in the field weren't quite as much a shock.

Jason wasn't quite as naturally skilled as Dick; this was a problem, because Bruce made the mistake of treating them the same. This meant he neglected Jason in some key ways because he assumed he'd take to it just as easily. But, Jason instead just had rage and fury; partially, the reason he's considered Bruce's greatest failure is because he *didn't* prepare him properly.

Bruce barely wanted Tim to be a Robin in the first place, but he insisted and basically forcibly earned his way in, thinking that Bruce needed a Robin to keep *him* from growing too dark. He was already an amateur detective, and got the position by deducing Batman's identity. Bruce was over-cautious because of Jason's fate originally, and tried to keep Tim in a support role, but eventually let him into the real stuff once he proved he could handle it.

Stephanie Brown's father was a supervillain, and she was already pretty engrossed in the nitty gritty by the time she was a Robin. 

And Damien... Uh, he's gonna be just fine with all of it. Maybe a little too fine.