Juvenile Boot Camps

The issue that I plan to take on in this research proposal is rehabilitation for minors. I mainly want to focus on minors 16 years of age or younger. The question I wish to answer more specifically is, does boot camp benefit or harm a troubled minor? I also wish to learn the short and long term affects of these camps, do they just create a short term solution, or do they in fact shape minors into law abiding citizens that can contribute to society? I plan on answering these questions using past and present research from experts in this field. I chose this topic because I believe it is very important that society handles their minors in only the right manner, they should be guided not punished because one day they will be running the nation with no mom, dad, or anyone else to guide them. I hope to learn that boot camp is handling and guiding their minors in the right direction. Juvenile delinquency has always existed as a problem without a single, proper, and effective solution. Throughout history society has proposed countless forms of punishment to make an attempt at altering the behavior of these young people in a positive manner. Some judicial and legislation acts have left numerous amounts of juvenile’s suffering in prison, and some have been far too lenient. Either way, juvenile delinquency is threatening the safety and order of society throughout America today. These Juveniles are obviously not receiving the proper tools to succeed in life. Many of them come out of prison, probation, juvenile detention, and are angrier than before. This leads to the short term effect of them repeating their offenses. It may also lead to a long term effect, transforming them into a more violent, angry, and troubled adult offenders that spend most their life’s in prison. Juveniles must be treated incredibly careful because the majority of them are at a extremely fragile age where a minor mistake can have a devastating impact. The purpose of this research project is