Correctional Treatment Models, law homework help

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In this assignment, you will address the following scenario:

  • As a correctional administrator, you are in charge of a boot camp filled with males who were sentenced there as a last resort. The offenders have committed nonviolent crimes and have a minimum of a high school diploma.

If you were a correctional administrator, which correctional treatment model would you subscribe to? Explain your answer by giving examples on how the correctional treatment model would improve your facility.

Assignment Guidelines:

  • Address the following in 3–5 paragraphs:
    • Which of the 2 correctional treatment models would you apply to the above scenario? Why?
    • Specifically, how would this model improve the facility?
    • How would the scenario have to change for you to select the alternate model?
    • include references

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Boot camps have been traditionally based on shock incarceration grounded on military
techniques. Boot camps are modeled after military recruit training camps and may often involve
the use of extreme force. Boot camps are thought to be less restrictive than prison but stricter
than probation. However, despite the appearance, boot camps can be quite brutal, as there have
been many cases of people significantly injured during boot camps. While there is no statically
that can tell how many boot camps are at the present moment, it is possible that their number
have decreased significantly in the last years, partly because of the harsh critique against them.
On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that some boot camps, such as the West Ridge
Academy (Utah) are thought to be more effective, as they offer a larger range of activities,
including boarding school treatment programs (Byrne, 2016). This academy is likely the best
model for any boot camp.
In the above scenario, I would consider the rehabilitation model, as it may bring positive changes
in an environment which has often been criticized for using too brutal and using too much force.
Obviously, implemented a rehabilitation model within this system has its limitations, as to many
reforms would completely change the meaning of boot camps.
In order to improve the effectiveness of the boot camp, the first measure would be to limit the
amount of force demanded from the inmates. Physical exercises should be realized only in
accordance to the healthy limits that correspond to each age group, and health professional
would be used to design better training programs. Another important change would be forbidding
personal to use aggressive behavior against inmates except for self-defense, even if i...


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