Rehabilitation of Army Offenders

Army penal authorities are faced with a peculiar type of offender. Many young men have been unable to make a successful transformation from a civilian status to the rigid discipline of army life. One of the manifestations of this maladjustment has been the violations of certain Articles of War which do not constitute offenses under the civil law. Absence without leave, desertion, insubordinate conduct toward a non-commissioned officer, disrespect toward or wilful disobedience of a superior officer, and improper conduct of a sentry, may all be punished as a court martial may direct. Since there are few limitations on this power a possible result of such misbehavior is a prison sentence of many

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