In 2005, 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson was sentenced to probation after taking a joyride in his grandmother's stolen car. That same year, he violated his probation after trespassing on school grounds. His parents were given two options: send him to a juvenile detention center or to a boot camp. They chose boot camp as the best rehabilitation program, hoping to change their son. Anderson lasted three hours at Bay County Sheriff's Training Camp in Florida before collapsing and being sent to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning. In those three hours, Anderson was forced to walk sixteen laps, unable to finish the drill, the instructors shoving ammonia in his face to allow him to regain consciousness and finish his task. Without resistance, a nurse examined him but allowed the instructors to continue their "treatment" of punching, kicking and slamming Anderson until he was unconscious. An autopsy report confirmed that his death was the result of a combination of ammonia and instructors protecting his mouth and nose. Martin Lee Anderson did not last a day in this boot camp and is one of the dozen troubled teenagers who have died due to the abuse and violations that occur in rehabilitation programs such as boot camps. These programs not only hurt and abuse children, they take advantage of them, profiting from vulnerable parents, and most importantly, they do not treat these troubled teenagers. In Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, Alex goes through an extreme rehabilitation program to transform him from a violent gangster to a productive member of society. Similar to the troubled teenagers in today's program, Alex was ignored about actual change and development, in favor of surfa...... middle of paper ...... rams to help him transition after graduation. Most important are programs aimed at truly changing these adolescents, such as drug treatment for those with drug-related problems. Instead of a program that takes a child away from their family, a community-based program where experts, professionals and the child's family are there to help them support their process of changing their life. Adopting a program similar to the California Logic Model for troubled adolescents is a possible effective program. The California Logic Model uses evidence-based principles and practices to aid in the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs. Before being placed in rehabilitation programs, inmates are evaluated to ensure they are placed in the right program. Not all juveniles commit the same crime, so they should not be treated the same. Each individual needs special and specific care to truly change