2002 Boot Camp Report

Pennsylvania's Motivational Boot Camp

2002 Report to the Legislature

2002 Report to the Legislature

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Introduction and Overview
- Legislative Background of Pennsylvania's Boot Camp
- Statutory Eligibility Criteria for Boot Camp
- Procedure for Selection of Boot Camp Participants
- Description of Pennsylvania's Boot Camp Program
- Aftercare for Boot Camp Graduates
- Legislative Reports on the Motivational Boot Camp Program
Who Goes to Boot Camp?
- Admissions to and Graduations from Boot Camp
- Characteristics of Boot Camp Offenders
  - County Origin of Boot Camp Offenders
  - Current Offense and Prior Record of Boot Camp Offenders
  - Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Age of Boot Camp Offenders
  - Boot Camp Candidates under the Sentencing Guidelines
- Summary
Boot Camp Offender Survey
- Survey Responses: Admission and Graduation
  - Self-Report Survey at Admission
  - Boot Camp Evaluation Survey: Admission vs. Graduation
  - Summary of Self-Report and Boot Camp Evaluation Survey
- Factors Related to Decision-Making
- Factors Related to Improvements in Decision-Making
  - Conclusion
- Factors Related to Motivation for Treatment
  - Problem Recognition Scale
  - Desire for Help Scale
  - Conclusion
- Survey Responses: Parole Stage
  - Self-Report Survey at Parole
  - Boot Camp Evaluation Survey: Admission vs. Graduation vs. Parole
  - Conclusion
Factors Related to Recidivism
- Findings: Self-Report Survey
- Findings: Boot Camp Evaluation Survey
- Conclusion