Abstract
ABSTRACT Due to a rising crime rate, prison overcrowding, and the public's demand for harsher punishments, correctional boot camps or shock incarceration programs became a popular sentencing option in the 1980s and 90s. Based on the military model, the programs commonly name reducing recidivism, rehabilitating offenders, and substance abuse education as their primary objectives. Advocates claim that military structure, discipline, physical fitness, a strict obedience to orders, and therapeutic interventions transform offenders into law-abiding citizens. However, despite the results of numerous evaluations revealing that the correctional programs have been ineffective in achieving their goals, they remain a popular sentencing option. This article argues that correctional boot camps will continue to be ineffective because the military model is simply not conducive to the rehabilitation of offenders. Furthermore, they should be eliminated from the correctional repertoire and more promising intermediate interventions should be pursued.
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