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Boot Camp Prisons as Masculine Organizations: Rethinking Recidivism and Program Design
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Lutze, Faith E.; Bell, Cortney A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
A number of studies have tested the effectiveness of boot camp prisons in reducing recidivism and results indicate that they have not been as successful as originally anticipated. While no two programs are comparable in terms of programming and treatment, most programs utilize a hypermasculine paramilitary prison structure to deter, punish, and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions, Organizational Climate