Memo The sentencing to correctional boot camps was increasingly popular in the 1990’s (D. Mackenzie, A. Gover, G. Armstrong, O. Mitchell (2001). Boot camps were so preferred by judges in 1996, there were 48 correctional juvenile boot camps operating over 27 states; in America (D. Mackenzie, A. Gover, G. Armstrong, O. Mitchell (2001). Punishing adult offenders has its issues in society. However, punishing minors is far worse. Therefore, the preference was to send eligible juvenile offenders to military structured boot camps in efforts to rehabilitate, and correct juvenile delinquent behaviors. Boot Camps Boot camps are model after military basisc training. Like the military the juveniles wear uniforms, are called platoons, or squad, wake up early, taken through thorough rigorous training, and is are expected to …show more content…
This boot camp is a 30-bed facility for boys between the ages of 13-17. Researchers interviewed the juveniles within the program and found, graduates of the program on average, did better than those incarcerated in other facilities. This is a 4-month boot camp program that houses juveniles who committed serious offenses, such as auto theft, arm robbery, and assault. Like the Alabama Boot-Camp Program, the juveniles get up early and are taken through physical training, exercises and drills, counseling, academic education. The staff consists of correction officer with 200 hours of training experience. The cost of this program is $56 per juvenile per day. In my opinion, properly trained staff is just as important as the programs provided. For example, an unexperienced officer must deal with an unruly and violent juvenile, more likely that officer will fail to handle the situation properly leading to one of them or both getting injured. However, well trained officer may implement proper procedure to deescalate the situation, prior to any harm