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boot camp n
1. US slang a basic training camp for new recruits to the US Navy or Marine Corps 2. (Sociology) a centre for juvenile offenders, with a strict disciplinary regime, hard physical exercise, and community labour programmes ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Teen boot camps are modeled after military training camps, and can be either public or private. The typical way to end up in a private program is to be sent there by your parents, though judges and public schools have been known to send kids to private boot camps as well. The episode offers a terrifying glimpse of the "behavior modification" (BM) industry, of which teen boot camps are merely one example. |
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