Boot camps : an intermediate sanction / James F. Anderson, Laronistine Dyson, Jerald C. Burns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, James F.

Contributor:

Dyson, Laronistine.

Burns, Jerald C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shock incarceration--United States.

Shock incarceration.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.

Criminals.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

United States.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

x, 169 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1999]

Summary:

Boot Camps introduces to the criminal justice profession a general, but comprehensive look at this military style alternative to incarceration. The authors demystify this relatively unknown treatment program by closely tracing the history of the use of this military model in US prisons to its revitalization by contemporary correctional experts.

Contents:

Chapter II. The History of Boot Camps in America 7

Chapter III. Drug Use History and Shock Incarceration Outcome 25

Chapter IV. What Disciplinary Rehabilitation Unit Participants Are Saying About Shock Incarceration: The Alabama Experience 33

Chapter V. Do Attitudinal Changes Among Boot Camp Participants Predict Recidivism? 49

Chapter VI. A Four Year Tracking Investigation on Boot Camp Participants: A Study of Recidivism Outcome 67

Chapter II A Tracking Investigation to Determine Boot Camp Success and Offender Risk Assessment for CRIPP Participants 87

Chapter VIII. Effective Aftercare Provisions Could hold the Key to the Rehabilitative Effects of Shock Incarceration Programs 97.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761812563

0761812571

OCLC:

39654782