And you won't be sitting around all day watching television or listening to music on your earphones. Gone will be your gang clothing, gang haircuts and gang signs. You'll be doing hard manual labor in work camps. This program centers around work. Work, structure, education, strong reinforcement of values and retraining of habits can turn young criminals around.
Hard work brings discipline . . .
It brings dignity . . . It brings self-respect. As we have searched for solutions, it has become clear to me that our government efforts need to be improved. The people involved, our judges, police, parole officers and juvenile corrections officials, are caring, qualified individuals who work hard under difficult circumstances. Many have devoted their professional lives to young people.