Correctional Boot Camps provides up-to-date assessment of the major perspectives and issues related to the state of boot camps, incorporating material on male, female, juvenile, and adult program. The book goes beyond cursory examinations of the effectiveness of boot camps, presenting an in-depth view of a greater variety of issues.

Boot camps have developed over the past two decades into a program that incorporates a military regimen to create a structured environment. While some critics of this method of corrections suggest that the confrontational nature of the program is antithetical to treatment, the authors present research knowledge and personal discussions with community leaders that offer insight into both the strengths and weaknesses of this controversial form of corrections. Correctional Boot Camps provides the most up-to-date assessment of the major perspectives and issues related to the current state of boot...