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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 485313" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>We have a "boot camp" in our Dept. of Correction system but it's not for juveniles. It's for some of the youngest ones in the adult system, the ones just barely old enough to be out of the juvenile system and in to the adult system. The ones who have committed "hard core" crimes like murder or rape are not eligible for the program. These are the drug dealers, the car thieves, the gang bangers, etc. For the ones they do accept, I <em>believe</em> (but I'm not positive) that they are given the choice of participating in the boot camp program for a short period of time or doing a much longer sentence in a regular time-building adult prison. It would typically be something like successfully completing six months in the boot camp program vs. doing five years in a time-building adult institution. It's conducted very much like a military boot camp and it's NOT easy. They are very big on discipline, push-ups and carrying sand bags around as a punishment. For the ones who do respond positively to the program and make the effort, it can be a wonderful opportunity to finish their education and turn their life around, and some do. But you might be surprised at how many just can't handle the rules and discipline and choose to leave the boot camp and do their full sentence in the regular prison! Or they're removed from the program because they do not adequately participate. Mostly the ones with the "attitude" and I'm sure a lot of them come to regret their choice but by then it's too late. Actually, in our system, the boot camp program is considered to be a failed experiment and is scheduled to be phased out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 485313, member: 1883"] We have a "boot camp" in our Dept. of Correction system but it's not for juveniles. It's for some of the youngest ones in the adult system, the ones just barely old enough to be out of the juvenile system and in to the adult system. The ones who have committed "hard core" crimes like murder or rape are not eligible for the program. These are the drug dealers, the car thieves, the gang bangers, etc. For the ones they do accept, I [I]believe[/I] (but I'm not positive) that they are given the choice of participating in the boot camp program for a short period of time or doing a much longer sentence in a regular time-building adult prison. It would typically be something like successfully completing six months in the boot camp program vs. doing five years in a time-building adult institution. It's conducted very much like a military boot camp and it's NOT easy. They are very big on discipline, push-ups and carrying sand bags around as a punishment. For the ones who do respond positively to the program and make the effort, it can be a wonderful opportunity to finish their education and turn their life around, and some do. But you might be surprised at how many just can't handle the rules and discipline and choose to leave the boot camp and do their full sentence in the regular prison! Or they're removed from the program because they do not adequately participate. Mostly the ones with the "attitude" and I'm sure a lot of them come to regret their choice but by then it's too late. Actually, in our system, the boot camp program is considered to be a failed experiment and is scheduled to be phased out. [/QUOTE]
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