Correctional Boot Camps: Lessons from a Decade of Research


 

Publication Date: June 2003

Publisher:

Author(s): Dale G. Parent

Research Area: Justice

Keywords: crime reduction

Type: Report

Abstract:

Can a program designed to improve an inmate's attitudes and behaviors reduce the likelihood that he or she will commit another crime after release from prison? Could such a program reduce prison populations and costs? This Research for Practice reports on 10 years of data
analyzing the success or failure of correctional boot camps to meet these goals.