bootcamps

The boot camp was part of the coalition government’s first 100-day commitment to crack down on serious youth offending.

The government has launched a pilot unit for its controversial military-style boot camps for “the most persistent young offenders” in Palmerston North today.

The pilot will cost approximately $5.1 million, and the documents show two options for how the mentor service would be funded.

Defence Force staff running a military base course have suffered serious mental distress, with some even suicidal as they struggle to deal with violent and at-risk youth.