A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Shock Incarceration and Aftercare Program for Juvenile Offenders

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-233

  Wells, James B ^a   Minor, Kevin I ^a   Angel, Earl ^a   Stearman, Kelli D ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aftercare; boot camps; juvenile offenders; recidivism; shock incarceration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85004390406     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204006290153     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Altschuler, D. M. (1998). Intermediate sanctions and community treatment for serious and violent juvenile offenders. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Serious and violent juvenile offenders: Risk factors and successful interventions(pp. 367-385). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2. Altschuler, D. M., Armstrong, T. L., & MacKenzie, D. L. (1999). Reintegration, supervised release, and intensive aftercare. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
3. Altschuler, D. M., & Brash, R. (2004). Adolescent and teenage offenders confronting the challenges and opportunities of reentry. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2, 72-87.
4. Bottcher, J., & Ezell, M. E. (2005). Examining the effectiveness of boot camps: A randomized experiment with a long-term follow up. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 42, 309-332.
5. Bourque, B. B., Cronin, R. C., Pearson, F. R., Felker, D. B., Han, M., & Hill, S. M. (1996). Boot camps for juvenile offenders: An implementation evaluation of three demonstration programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
6. Bourque, B. B., Han, M., & Hill, S. M. (1996). A national survey of aftercare provisions for boot camp graduates. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
7. Burns, J. C., & Vito, G. F. (1995). An impact analysis of the Alabama Boot Camp Program. Federal Probation, 59, 63-67.
8. California Department of the Youth Authority. (1997). LEAD: A boot camp and intensive parole program: The final impact evaluation. Sacramento: California Department of the Youth Authority.
9. Cook, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (1979). Quasi-experimentation: Design & analysis issues for field settings. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
10. Correia, M. E. (1997). Boot camps, exercise, and delinquency: An analytical critique of the use of physical exercise to facilitate decreases in delinquent behavior. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 13, 94-113.
11. Ethridge, P. A., & Sorensen, J. R. (1997). An analysis of attitudinal change and community adjustment among probationers in a county boot camp. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 13, 139-154.
12. Fagan, J. A. (1990). Treatment and reintegration of violent juvenile offenders: Experimental results. Justice Quarterly, 7, 233-263.
13. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. (1997). Bay County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Boot Camp: A follow-up study of the first seven platoons. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
14. Gover, A. R., MacKenzie, D. L., & Armstrong, G. S. (2000). Importation and deprivation explanations of juveniles’ adjustment to correctional facilities. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 44, 450-467.
15. Gover, A. R., MacKenzie, D. L., & Styve, G. J. (2000). Boot camps and traditional correctional facilities for juveniles: A comparison of the participants, daily activities, and environments. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28, 53-68.
16. Howell, J. C. (2003). Preventing & reducing juvenile delinquency: A comprehensive framework. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
17. Jones, M. A., & Ross, D. L. (1997). Is less better? Boot camp, regular probation and rearrest in North Carolina. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 21, 147-161.
18. Josi, D., & Sechrest, D. K. (1999). A pragmatic approach to parole aftercare: Evaluation of a community reintegration program for high-risk youthful offenders. Justice Quarterly, 16, 51-80.
19. Kempinen, C. A., & Kurlychek, M. C. (2003). An outcome evaluation of Pennsylvania's boot camp: Does rehabilitative programming within a disciplinary setting reduce recidivism? Crime & Delinquency, 49, 581-602.
20. Lipsey, M. W. (1999). Can rehabilitative programs reduce the recidivism of juvenile offenders? An inquiry into the effectiveness of practical programs. Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, 6, 611-641.
21. Lutze, F. E. (2001). The influence of a shock incarceration program on inmate adjustment and attitudinal change. Journal of Criminal Justice, 29, 255-267.
22. Lutze, F. E., & Brody, D. C. (1999). Mental abuse as cruel and unusual punishment: Do boot camp prisons violate the Eighth Amendment? Crime & Delinquency, 45, 242-255.
23. Lutze, F. E., & Murphy, D. W. (1999). Ultramasculine prison environments and inmates’ adjustment: It's time to move beyond the “boys will be boys” paradigm. Justice Quarterly, 16, 709-733.
24. MacKenzie, D. L., & Armstrong, G. S. (2004). Correctional boot camps: Military basic training or a model for corrections? Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
25. MacKenzie, D. L., Brame, R., McDowall, D., & Souryal, C. (1995). Boot camp prisons and recidivism in eight states. Criminology, 33, 327-357.
26. MacKenzie, D. L., & Souryal, C. (1995). Inmates’ attitude change during incarceration: A comparison of boot camp with traditional prison. Justice Quarterly, 12, 325-353.
27. MacKenzie, D. L., Wilson, D. B., Armstrong, G. S., & Gover, A. R. (2001). The impact of boot camps and traditional institutions on juvenile residents: Perceptions, adjustment, and change. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 38, 279-313.
28. Miller, A. J., & Grossi, E. L. (1998). Assessing educational gains of boot camp inmates: A preliminary analysis. Journal of Crime and Justice, 21, 103-118.
29. Minor, K. I. (1999). Is recidivism a valid measure of correctional success? In C. B. Fields (Ed.), Controversial issues in corrections (pp. 1-8). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
30. Minor, K. I., Hartmann, D. J., & Davis, S. F. (1990). Preserving internal validity in correctional evaluation research: The biased assignment design as an alternative to randomized design. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 6, 216-225.
31. Morash, M., & Rucker, L. (1990). A critical look at the idea of boot camp as a correctional reform. Crime & Delinquency, 36, 204-222.
32. Peters, M., Thomas, D., & Zamberlan, C. (1997). Boot camps for juvenile offenders. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
33. Reid-MacNevin, S. A. (1997). Boot camps for young offenders: A politically acceptable punishment. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 13, 155-171.
34. Sontheimer, H., & Goodstein, L. (1993). Evaluation of juvenile intensive aftercare probation: Aftercare versus system response effects. Justice Quarterly, 10, 197-227.
35. Spencer, M. D., & Jones-Walker, C. (2004). Interventions and services offered to former juvenile offenders reentering their communities: An analysis of program effectiveness. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2, 88-97.
36. Steele, W. R. (1997). Changes in self-efficacy expectancy, outcome expectancy, and self-esteem in incarcerated juvenile boot camp participants. Dissertation Abstracts International, 58, 5-B-5-B. (Item No. 1997-95022-382)
37. Stinchcomb, J., & Terry, W. C., III. (2001). Predicting the likelihood of rearrest among shock incarceration graduates: Moving beyond another nail in the boot camp coffin. Crime & Delinquency, 47, 221-242.
38. Styve, G. J., MacKenzie, D. L., Gover, A. R., & Mitchell, O. (2000). Perceived conditions of confinement: A national evaluation of juvenile boot camps and traditional facilities. Law and Human Behavior, 24, 297-308.
39. Trulson, C. R., & Triplett, R. (1999). School-based juvenile boot camps: Evaluating specialized treatment and rehabilitation (STAR). Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, 14, 19-43.
40. Trulson, C. R., Triplett, R., & Snell, C. (2001). Social control in a school setting: Evaluating a school-based boot camp. Crime & Delinquency, 47, 573-609.
41. Tyler, J., Darville, R., & Stalnaker, K. (2001). Juvenile boot camps: A descriptive analysis of program diversity and effectiveness. Social Science Journal, 38, 455-471.
42. Wiebush, R. G., Wagner, D., McNulty, B., Wang, Y., & Le, T. (2005). Implementation and outcome evaluation of the Intensive Aftercare Program: Final report. San Francisco: National Council on Crime and Delinquency.