{"id":306,"date":"2016-11-14T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myphillylawyer.adviadev.com\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:10:48","slug":"abuse-at-boot-camps-juvenile-detention-centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myphillylawyer.com\/yue\/practice-areas\/personal-injury\/premises-liability\/abuse-at-boot-camps-juvenile-detention-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuse At Boot Camps & Juvenile Detention Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abuse At Boot Camps<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tough Love or Torture: Abuse at Boot Camps, Residential Centers for Troubled Teens<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania and the nation were shocked by the graft and corruption of two Wilkes-Barre judges who took millions in kickbacks for sending teens to privately run youth detention centers. What else is going on at boot camps and residential centers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossing the Line Between Tough Love and Torture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boot camps, therapeutic wilderness camps and residential treatment centers for troubled teens use military-style discipline in an attempt to change attitudes and behavior. Far too often, their approach crosses the line between tough love and torture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report in 2007 documenting injuries and fatalities at boot camps and other programs. The report noted that, in 2005 alone, “Thirty-three states reported 1,619 staff members were involved in incidents of abuse in residential programs.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preying on Parents for Profit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These for-profit programs market themselves to well-meaning parents of challenging children. They promise help for teens with a variety of behavioral, emotional or addiction problems. Yet the programs often cause more problems than they resolve. Negligence at boot camps and other residential treatment programs can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n