Ruminating About Boot Camps: Panaceas, Paradoxes, and Ideology

The editors invited the author, a leading authority on "shock prisonization" regimens generally and on that "imperfect panacea," the Scared Straight program, in particular, to consider the research in this volume from the perspective of more than two decades of scientific inquiry...

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Published in:Journal of offender rehabilitation 2005, Vol.40 (3-4), p.199-207
Main Author: Finckenauer, James O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative Approaches
boot camps
Convergent Thinking
Criminal Justice Policy
Criminology
evidence
Heuristics
Ideology
Inferences
Logical Thinking
Military training
Policy Analysis
policy implications
Prevention programs
Prisonization
Public Policy
Punishment Rehabilitation Relationship
Rehabilitation of criminals
Resident Camp Programs
Scared Straight
shock prisonization
Social Control
Theory
Theory Practice Relationship
Treatment Programs
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Summary:The editors invited the author, a leading authority on "shock prisonization" regimens generally and on that "imperfect panacea," the Scared Straight program, in particular, to consider the research in this volume from the perspective of more than two decades of scientific inquiry and analysis undertaken by himself and his colleagues. Particular focus is placed on studies reported in this volume that link ideology and empirical evidence.
ISSN:1050-9674
1540-8558
DOI:10.1300/J076v40n03_10