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A National Study Comparing the Environments of Boot Camps to Traditional Facilities for Juvenile Offenders. Final Report
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A National Study Comparing the Environments of Boot Camps to Traditional Facilities for Juvenile Offenders. Final Report
Publication year:
1999
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Environmental components of boot camps and more traditional juvenile facilities are measured, analyzed, and compared utilizing factor analysis and 14 environmental scales. Findings are presented for: juvenile perceptions; staff perceptions; comparison of juvenile and staff perceptions; individual adjustment and change; summary of perceptions and change; policies, procedures, and institutional records; and pilot study using video to access the environment of juvenile facilities. Juveniles and staff consistently believe that boot camps are better in most aspects than traditional facilities.