¶ … Corrections: One of the most significant issues in correctional management is the effectiveness of juvenile correctional facilities. Generally, juvenile correctional facilities were established to provide effective treatment and rehabilitation of juveniles. In the past few years, the ability of these facilities to achieve their primary objective has been an issue of major concern to correctional administrators and management. Actually, correctional administrators currently agree that effective treatment and rehabilitation of juveniles will not be achievable in an environment that does not guarantee the security and safety of juveniles being served. As a major issue in correctional management and administration, the importance of this issue has been the subject of increased study by various researchers. Examples of these research initiatives include studies by Darryl Olson and Michael Baglivio as well as Patrick Bayer and David E. Pozen's work.

The Researches:

Research work by Patrick Bayer and David E. Pozen focuses on examining the effectiveness of juvenile correctional facilities in light of public management vs. private management. The study mainly explores the effects of the facility management type in promoting the effective treatment and rehabilitation of juveniles. This is carried out through exploring the impact of facility management type on outcomes, recidivism, and costs (Bayer & Pozen, 2004, p.549). The types of facility management examined in this research include private nonprofit, private for-profit, public county-operated,...

This study is conducted based on the general agreement by correctional administrators that the effectiveness of a juvenile correctional facility is dependent on the establishment of an environment that provides safety and security. The researchers imply that the effectiveness of these facilities is not achievable without creating a safe residential environment for juvenile criminals.
The similarity between these studies is their use of the Florida Experience as the basis of the research. The research work and findings are based on data on juvenile offenders from Florida's juvenile correctional facilities. The authors have used detailed information from the juvenile offenders released from these facilities. Therefore, the Florida Experience is the basis of the two studies on the effectiveness of juvenile correctional facilities, especially with regards to their ability to promote effective treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

Reliability and Validity of the Studies' Findings:

The two studies have basically relied on comprehensive information on personal characteristics of juveniles in Florida's juvenile correctional facilities. Bayer and Pozen have ensured that their findings are reliable and valid by conducting…