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Congressional Hearing Committee on the Judiciary Date: 2007-12-13 Room: 2141 Rayburn HOB

Congressional Hearing Committee on the Judiciary Date: 2007-12-13 Room: 2141 Rayburn HOB

This report examines 10 years of data analyzing the effectiveness of correctional boot camps in reducing the likelihood that inmates will commit another crime after release from prison and reducing prison populations and costs. Each boot camp studied had a different design, and each study used a different method to evaluate the program. Results indicated that participants reported positive short-term changes in attitudes and behaviors and had better problem solving and coping skills. With few exceptions, however, these positive changes did not lead to reduced recidivism. The boot camps that did produce lower recidivism rates offered more treatment services, had longer sessions, and included more intensive post-release supervision. However, not all programs with these features had successful results. Results suggest that under a narrow set of conditions, boot camps can lead to small relative reductions in prison population and correctional costs. Reasons for failure included: mandates to reduce prison populations through early release made volunteering for boot camps unnecessary as a means of shortening sentences; lack of a standard boot camp model; and insufficient focus on offenders' reentry into the community. (Contains 23 references.) (SM)

Committee on the Judiciary - mars-4:hrs04JUD2141_071213b - Rayburn 2141 - Oversight of State-Run Juvenile Correctional Facilities Known As "Boot Camps" (Part 1 of 2) - Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. I would like to welcome everyone to the hearing regarding Staterun juvenile correction facilities known as "boot camps." Boot camps are modeled after military training camps and are considered as an alternative to conventional juvenile institutions, instilling discipline, structure and education in a manner that youths are not receiving at conventional school and in their home environment. Although the boot camp concept has its advocate, the reality is that we have had widespread reports of abuse by camp employees and reports of several fatalities at camps around the country.

Committee on the Judiciary - mars-4:hrs04JUD2141_071213c - Rayburn 2141 - Oversight of State-Run Juvenile Correctional Facilities Known As "Boot Camps" (Part 2 of 2) - Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. I would like to welcome everyone to the hearing regarding Staterun juvenile correction facilities known as "boot camps." Boot camps are modeled after military training camps and are considered as an alternative to conventional juvenile institutions, instilling discipline, structure and education in a manner that youths are not receiving at conventional school and in their home environment. Although the boot camp concept has its advocate, the reality is that we have had widespread reports of abuse by camp employees and reports of several fatalities at camps around the country.

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary OVERSIGHT OF STATE-RUN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES KNOWN AS 'BOOT CAMPS' Date(s) Held: 2007-12-13 110th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-110hhrg39706 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.J 89/1 Witnesses: Ms. Adora Obi Nweze, President, Florida NAACP, Miami, FL Ms. Doris MacKenzie, Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Ms. Audrey Gibson, State Representative of Florida, District 15, Jacksonville, FL Related Items: Congressional Serial No. 110-127

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary OVERSIGHT OF STATE-RUN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES KNOWN AS 'BOOT CAMPS' Date(s) Held: 2007-12-13 110th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-110hhrg39706 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.J 89/1 Witnesses: Ms. Adora Obi Nweze, President, Florida NAACP, Miami, FL Ms. Doris MacKenzie, Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Ms. Audrey Gibson, State Representative of Florida, District 15, Jacksonville, FL Related Items: Congressional Serial No. 110-127

1Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

By Donald Alexander Mackenzie

Donald Alexander Mackenzie (1873 – March 2, 1936) was a Scottish journalist and prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. His works included Indian Myth and Legend, Celtic Folklore and Myths of China and Japan. As well as writing books, articles and poems, he often gave lectures, and also broadcast talks on Celtic mythology. This volume deals with the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been provided, beginning with the early Sumerian Age and concluding with the periods of the Persian and Grecian Empires. Over thirty centuries of human progress are thus passed under review. (Summary extracted from Wikipedia and the Preface of this book)

2Elves and Heroes

By Donald Alexander Mackenzie

This volume describes, in verse, the mythical creatures and people of ancient Scotland. It also includes explanatory notes about about the characters and folk tales that inspired the author's poetry. (Introduction by Matthew Reece)

This 1926 collection of sixteen essays on religion by well-known people (mostly authors) in the early 20th century brings together articles written originally in the popular press of the time (The London Daily Express): Arnold Bennett, Hugh Walpole, Rebecca West; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Compton Mackenzie, J.D. Beresford; Israel Zangwill, H deVere Stacpoole, Henry Arthur Jones, and several prominent clergy. - summary by david wales

4Man of Feeling

By Henry Mackenzie

A man of refined taste, who caught the tone of the French sentiment of his time, has, of course, pleased French critics, and has been translated into French. “The Man of Feeling” begins with imitation of Sterne and proceeds in due course through so many tears that it is hardly to be called a dry book. (Summary by Henry Morley, the book's editor)