Number	16918
Subject	Juvenile Justice System
Source	The Progressive
State	WI
Year	2000
Publication Date	October 2000
Summary	Numerous accounts of abuse and even death at juvenile boot camps have lead to a high degree of scrutiny. And because boot camps have a "64 to 75 percent recidivism rate" they are the least effective of any rehabilitation program. Many states such as Maryland, Georgia and California have shut down their state-run boot camp programs.
Category	General
Pages	4
Keywords	juvenile boot camps;department of corrections
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