Articles About Juvenile Deliquents

Articles from June 2009

• A History of Juvenile Boot Camps for Troubled Teens

  Once associated almost exclusively with the initial weeks of military indoctrination, the term "boot camp" has, in recent years, come to be adopted by programs that want to emphasize the rapidity and intensity of their experience. Since 1983, a number of programs have been using an intense, intimidating, and "in your face" philosophy to create a boot-camp-like experience for troubled teens and juvenile offenders. more...

• Teen Boot Camps Treat Symptoms, Not Problems

  If you're craving structure, discipline, and respect in your home, know that you can find it - but not at a teen boot camp. Wilderness programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and residential treatment centers have higher success rates and lower recidivism rates. more...