Boot Camps For Juvenile Offenders An Implementation Evaluation Of Three Demonstration Programs

Examines the feasibility, appropriateness, & promise of the boot camp model for juvenile offenders. Three sites were evaluated: Cleveland, OH, Mobile, AL, & Denver, Co. Provides detailed descriptions of the programs at each site, including the assumptions, rationales, & contexts that determined how each site went about developing their program. Discusses how well the programs succeeded in the short term, during the boot camp, as well as the subsequent aftercare program. Provides recommendations for improving boot camp structure & process.

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This is the 5th & final evaluation report on LEAD, the California Youth Authority's pilot juvenile boot camp & intensive parole program. Contents: background (research on boot camps, the LEAD program: an overview, previous evaluation findings, current program status & assessment); evaluation design & methods (the experimental design, data on recidivism, ward demographic & program data, bed savings & cost data, other evaluative data); findings (study group comparability, program characteristics, recidivism, bed savings & cost effectiveness; discussion & conclusions; references. Extensive charts & tables.

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