Level 4: Secure Confinement

Secure confinement is appropriate for serious violent, chronic offenders. The behaviors manifested in these offenders include serious property crimes and violent delinquency. These offenders have a high risk of recidivism and extensive treatment needs. This type of sanction involves commitment to state training schools, or other secure correctional facilities. It has been demonstrated that small correctional units and residential programs with a treatment orientation are more effective and more humane than large institutions for this population.