Evaluation of Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders in Cleveland, Denver, and Mobile, 1992-1993
Boot camps, a popular alternative to standard correctional
 facilities, are characterized by a strong emphasis on military
 structure, drill, and discipline and by an abbreviated period of
 incarceration. In 1990, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
 Prevention (OJJDP) launched a demonstration program …