Boot camps for youth offenders will look different than they did when proposed during the election campaign upon their implementation at the end of July. 

RNZ reports that Oranga Tamariki's boot camps will only involve three months of detention, rather than up to 12 months. 

The remaining nine months will involve time in the community.  

Billy Graham Youth Foundation Chief Executive David Graham told Mike Hosking that the success of the boot camps comes down to one key thing. 

He says it's essential the transition from the residential environment to the community works. 

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