Florida Matters: Does Florida's Boot Camp System Work? (March 31, 2006)

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Does Florida's Boot Camp System Work?

The recent death of 14-year old Martin Lee Anderson at a youth boot camp in Bay County has many Floridians wondering about the need for and effectiveness of military-style youth boot camps. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of juvenile boot camps in Florida along with their possible future.

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Charlie Wells - Manatee County Sheriff

Cathy Corry - of Justice4kids.org

Robert Batey - professor at Stetson University School of Law

Radio: Related Links

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice - Mission, Goals & Objectives

justice4kids.org

Florida Legislature Status Report on Boot Camps

NAACP Seeks Probe of "Boot Camp" Death (by NPR's Eric Weiner)

Close Juvenile Boot Camps, Legislator Says (St. Petersburg Times 01/12/2006)

Boot Camps Losing Favor Nationally (St. Petersburg Times 03/05/2006)

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