Skip to main content
Log in

Boot camps for juvenile offenders: Just say no

  • Guest Editorial
  • Published:
Journal of Child and Family Studies Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

References

  • Borduin, C. M., Mann, B. J., Cone, L., Henggeler, S. W., Fucci, B. R., Blaske, D. M. & Williams, R. A. (1994). Multisystemic treatment of serious juvenile offenders: Long-term prevention of criminality and violence. Manuscript submitted for publication.

  • Cullen, F. T., & Gendreau, P. (1990). The effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation: Reconsidering the “nothing works” debate. In L. L. Goodstein & D. L. MacKenzie (Eds.),The American prison: Issues in research and policy (pp. 23–44). New York: Plenum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Elliott, D. S., Huizinga, D., & Ageton, S. S. (1985).Explaining delinquency and drug use. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hazelrigg, M. D., Cooper, H. M., & Borduin, C. M. (1987). Evaluating the effectiveness of family therapies: An integrative review and analysis.Psychological Bulletin, 101, 428–442.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Henggeler, S. W., & Borduin, C. M. (1990).Family therapy and beyond: A multisystemic approach to treating the behavior problems of children and adolescents. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

    Google Scholar 

  • Henggeler, S. W., Melton, G. B., & Smith, L. A. (1992). Family preservation using multisystemic therapy: An effective alternative to incarcerating serious juvenile offenders.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 953–961.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Henggeler, S. W., Melton, G. B., Smith, L. A., Schoenwald, S. K., & Hanley, J. (1993). Family preservation using Multisystemic treatment: Long-term follow-up to a clinical trial.Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2, 283–293.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Henggeler, S. W., Rodick, J. D., Borduin, C. M., Hanson, C. L., Watson, S. M., & Urey, J. R. (1986). Multisystemic treatment of juvenile offenders: Effects on adolescent behavior and family interaction.Developmental Psychology, 22, 132–141.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • LaGrange, R. L., & White, H. R. (1985). Age differences in delinquency: A test of theory.Criminology, 23, 19–45.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lipsey, M. W. (1992). Juvenile delinquency treatment: A meta-analytic inquiry into the variability of effects. In T. D. Cook, H. Cooper, D. S. Cordray, H. Hartmann, L. V. Hedges, R. J. Light, T. A. Louis, F. Mosteller (Eds).Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

    Google Scholar 

  • MacKenzie, D. L. (1991). The parole performance of offenders released from shock incarceration (boot camp prisons): A survival time analysis.Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 7, 213–236.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • MacKenzie, D. L. (1990). Boot camp prisons: Components, evaluations, and empirical issues.Federal Probation, 1990, 44–52.

    Google Scholar 

  • MacKenzie, D. L., & Shaw, J. W. (1990). Inmate adjustment and change during shock incarceration: The impact of correctional boot camp programs.Justice Quarterly, 7, 126–150.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • MacKenzie, D. L., Shaw, J. W., & Souryal, C. (1992). Characteristics associated with successful adjustment to supervision. A comparison of parolees, probationers, shock participants, and shock dropouts.Criminal Justice and Behavior, 19, 437–454.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mulvey, E. P., Arthur, M. A., & Reppucci, D. (1990).Review of programs for the prevention and treatment of delinquency. (Office of Technology Assessment). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (1991). Searching for answers.Annual report on drugs and crime. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice.

    Google Scholar 

  • Office of Technology Assessment (1991). Delinquency: Prevention and services. InAdolescent health (Vol. II):Background and the effectiveness of selected prevention and treatment services. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Patterson, G. R., & Dishion, T. J. (1985). Contributions of families and peers to delinquency.Criminology, 23, 63–79.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scherer, D. G., Brondino, M. J., Henggeler, S. W., Melton, G. B., & Hanley, J. H. (in press). Multisystemic family preservation with rural and minority families of serious adolescent offenders: Preliminary findings from a controlled clinical trial.Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

  • Shaw, J. W., & MacKenzie, D. L. (1992). The one-year community supervision performance of drug offenders and Louisiana doctor-identified substance abusers graduating from shock incarceration.Journal of Criminal Justice, 20, 501–516.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Simcha-Fagan, O., & Schwartz, J. E. (1986). Neighborhood and delinquency: An assessment of contextual effects.Criminology, 24, 667–703.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Henggeler, S.W., Schoenwald, S.K. Boot camps for juvenile offenders: Just say no. J Child Fam Stud 3, 243–248 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234684

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234684

Navigation