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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Critics Say Boot Camps Are Still No Good

After a 14-year-old boy died at the Bay County Sherriff’s Office Boot Camp, critics says they’re not surprised that the state run scream camp for juvenile delinquents killed the boy with their system of brutal discipline and tough love. They say that the “fad to consign juvenile offenders to military-style boot camps started a dozen years ago and quickly spread to 27 states. The camps nurtured sadistic guards and horrible abuse while 65 to 75 percent of its inmates were back in trouble within a year.” Read more about how many states have abandoned boot camps because of their ineffectiveness and waste of money at www.miami.com.

Boot Camps Info is a great resource for information about boot camps and alternative programs for troubled teens.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 9:47 AM

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