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NCJ Number:	153790

Title:	Juvenile Corrections Leadership Forum: Designing and Evaluating Boot Camps

Corporate Author:	Crime and Justice Research Institute United States of America

Date Published:	1994

Page Count:	11

Sponsoring Agency:	Crime and Justice Research Institute Philadelphia, PA 19123 National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000

Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America Crime and Justice Research Institute 520 N. Columbus Blvd., Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States of America

Type:	Conference Material

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This conference session focuses on the design and evaluation of juvenile shock incarceration programs.

Abstract:	Groups of approximately 12 directors of juvenile corrections systems gather three times yearly to interact around policy, practice, and management issues central to juvenile corrections. This session summary highlights their discussion on boot camps. The directors found that their concerns regarding the proliferation of juvenile boot camps could be addressed most effectively by learning about best practices. Those directors who initially had strong biases against boot camps began to appreciate the potential of the military academy model following this session. All participants agreed that careful evaluation of juvenile boot camps is necessary, as is a strong, well-connected aftercare component. The session summary ends with a list of recommended characteristics of boot camp programs.

Main Term(s):	Juveniles

Index Term(s):	Corrections; Juvenile correctional planning; Shock incarceration programs



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