Youth selected to participate in the camp usually have a history of creating unmanageable risks in their lives through involvement in illegal and often dangerous activities. The camp provides a strong contrast to the failure-oriented past for these youth through immediate involvement in outdoor training programs with emphasis on decisionmaking and taking responsibility for one's actions. Following training at the camp (2 to 4 months of theoretical and practical introduction to wilderness survival and outdoor skills), youth participate in the Wagon Train, a unique experience in which youth learn that meeting one's responsibilities or failing to meet them will have immediate consequences.