2022年2月24日 · Shock incarceration took hold four decades ago as a way to “shock” people into a sober, law-abiding life through the discipline of a military regimen combined with confrontational drug...

New York State’s Shock Incarceration program for young adults provides a thera- peutic environment where young non- violent offenders receive substance abuse treatment, academic education, and other help to promote their reintegration into the community.

Established as an alternative to traditional imprisonment, shock incarceration is typically reserved for nonviolent offenders who have not been in trouble before.

Shock incarceration programs, commonly called boot camps, appeared in the early 1980s as an alternative to traditional correctional programs. Offenders spend a relatively short period of time in a quasimilitary program involving physical training, drill, manual labor, and strict discipline.

Shock incarceration (SI) is a correctional alternative to traditional incarceration that seeks to shock individuals convicted of crimes away from engaging in further criminal activity.

To examine the efficacy of shock incarceration programs, the evaluation effort was guided by the following research questions: (1) Are shock incarceration programs successful in fulfilling stated program goals? and (2) What particular components of shock incarceration programs lead to success or failure in fulfilling program goals?

Shock incarceration programs, frequently called boot-camp prisons, are short-term prison programs run like military basic training for young offenders — adult and youthful felons (MacKenzie & Parent, 1992).

A primary goal of shock incarceration programs is to change the offenders' behavior to dissuade their involvement in criminal activity. The highly regimented and disciplined environment provided by this type of program facilitates such behavior changes. Shock incarceration programs also prepare participants for successful reintegration into ...

Shock incarceration programs, also known as “boot camps,” came of age in the 1980s. Georgia and Oklahoma were the first states to introduce this concept, and it quickly became popular throughout the country, being used for adults and juveniles, males and females.

The Bureau of Prisons may place in a shock incarceration program any person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 12, but not more than 30, months, if such person consents to that placement.