Juvenile Corrections Chapter 5

History of Boot Camps

* 1994 Crime Act permitted the Department of Justice to allocate money for juvenile boot camps.
* 37 programs in the 90's
* juvenile participant 14-18 yrs old...placed by a juvenile court judge
* traditional experience: shaved hair, females (HAIR ABOVE SHOULDERS), address staff with sir and ma'am, request permission to speak, etc.

Rewards of Juvenile Justice Programs

* rewarded by obeying rules, not getting into trouble, and wear status based colored coded uniforms.
* 8-50% failed the program
* achievers felt safe and build relationships with staff members

Importance of After Care

designed to maintain the behavioral, social, and attitudinal changes that boot camps have instilled in the participant.

The Maryland Experiment

* established in 1990;
* uses a military model, incorporates drug education, life skills training, and academic education.
* program lasts six months and is divided into three different phases

The Maryland Experiment Phases

* 1st- emphasizes discipline and self control in a highly structured daily schedule that focuses on military drill, physical training, academic education, -and other therapeutic education programs.
* - 2nd & 3rd- focus on more work projects than drill and physical training.

Hypermasculine Environment

* boot camps involve aggressive interaction, physical labor and exercise, corporal punishment