The Introduction of Mandatory Boot Camp Orders for All Violent Offenders

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MANDATORY BOOT CAMP ORDERS 2The Introduction of Mandatory Boot Camp Orders for All Violent OffendersThe introduction of mandatory boot camp orders for all violent offenders by the NSW Department of Justice will be ineffective in decreasing the rate of juvenile detention as a result ofreoffending. NSW Department of Justice should be well conversant with the possible effects of such modifications for youth in NSW. It is worth noting that the predominant objective behind the mandatory boot camp act is to ensure that youth detention is moderated and as a result, offering an alternative ruling for the courts. Minimizing the number of youth in custody is a commendable goal, given the fact that detention has constantly been revealed to foster backsliding for youths. Another of the goals of the boot camp program stated in the act is to inhibit young criminals from repeating offensive acts.However, it is worth noting that such a program for juveniles have yielded little or no effects particularly in reducing backsliding among such young offenders as witnessed in other regions such as Queensland and hence will not be considered for the young people in NSW. Hutchinson has established that correctional boot camps have no substantial effect when it comesto reducing the probability of recidivism (Hutchinson & Richards, 2013, P. 232). For instance, a study conducted among teenagers enrolled in different boot camps that employed an aggressive approach in an attempt to curb criminal behavior concluded that the approach used was not an effective means of decreasing post boot-camp delinquency’. Correspondingly, several other studies conducted in the capital city of United States revealed similar results (Jolliffe, Farrington,& Howard, 2013, P. 520) One cannot deny the fact that boot camps appear to be viable options when it comes to dealing with undisciplined youth as an alternative to incarceration. Nonetheless, Muncie

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MANDATORY BOOT CAMP ORDERS 3establishes that legislative amendments such as enactment of mandatory boot camps mainly do not offer a second chance for juvenile criminals since they fail to accommodate a therapeutic approach that puts more emphasis on relations, education, in addition to mental and behavioral transformation. Muncie, therefore, affirms that such programs take into account a punishing approach that is vastly dubious when it comes to making young people more orderly or prevent them from recidivism (Muncie, 2006, P. 785) Hutchinson pinpoints that the failure of boot camps to provide youth with a path free from crime is mainly due to the militaristic strategy used in the program. Evidence by Meade steadily reveals that the ‘scared straight’ tactic can foster offending and hence it is counterproductive (Hutchinson, & Richards, 2013, P. 232).Over and above the nonexistence of proof showing that boot camps are indeed effective, the discrimination of indigenous youth raises the alarm in this program. For instance, among the most demanding social concerns in Australia, indigenous teenagers are enormously represented in custody. Data on juveniles in criminality have constantly exposed large inconsistencies as far as the proportions of Native and non-Indigenous minority involved in the Australian juvenile system jurisdiction is concerned. Even though some rules contain higher rates of over-representation as compared to others, the institution of this program will influence unduly on Indigenous minority besides intensifying current levels of imprisonment. Hutchinson also affirms that the effectiveness of boot camps have been challenged by various youth organizationsand data presented affirms that they are indeed ineffectual. A number of youth organizations which advocate for the rights of youth, such as The Youth Affairs Network of Queensland, has pinpointed fears about the efficacy of the program. The organization has suggested that there

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