Boot campswhat are their effects on criminal behavior? Public and
political support for boot camps as alternative correctional
facilities has rarely faltered since their inception decades ago,
though their efficacy remains uncertain. Rehabilitation Issues,
Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp explores all facets of the
controversial issue, from the attitudes and perceptions of the
public, to the political motivations in maintaining them, on to the
latest research on the camps and their graduates. Respected
authorities discuss boot camps' effectiveness on diverse groups
according to age, gender, race, and correctional facility. Cost
factors between boot camps and other correctional institutions are
compared, along with the latest criminal recidivism data. Boot
camps provide inmates with an uncomfortable, paramilitary-style
environment with an eye toward shorter incarceration time, lower
costs, and more positive effects on criminal behavior. Does this
correctional model work as anticipated? Rehabilitation Issues,
Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp gives you the facts, revealing
the public and political arguments for and against boot camps as
well as the research on the theoretical predictors of criminal
recidivism and the differing attitudes of attendees toward the
facilities according to gender and race. Critical policy issues are
identified and discussed in-depth, with particular emphasis given
to the positive and negative aspects of rehabilitation
possibilities of boot camps. Helpful tables clearly illustrate
statistics while extensive references provide opportunities for
further insight. Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in
Boot Camp explores questions such as: criminal recidivismwhat are
the theoretical predictors? what effect does gender have on
criminal recidivism? what is the effect of this hypermasculine
paramilitary prison environment have on males and females? what are
the differences between Native American and non-Native American
perceptions of boot camp? is the perceived severity of boot camp
different for gender? what is the process for policymaking in
creating and maintaining boot camps? what role does politics play
in the continuation of boot camps? what corrections to boot camp
facilities should be made based upon evidence and research?
Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp is a
thorough examination of the social and political issues about boot
camps that makes essential reading for educators, students,
sociologists, criminologists, psychologists, counselors, and
criminal justice professionals.
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