No, not really. I served in the Marine Corps. Boot camp isn't fun for anyone (okay, maybe for a few sadistic drill instructors!). I don't have a problem putting borderline kids through programs that can instill discipline and teamwork and hopefully keep them out of prison. I do have a problem when it costs taxpayers $500,000 per kid!
Unfortunately, these programs don't do that. They instill displine to listen to the gangleader, teamwork to work with the gang, and the self-confidence to try anything they want.
It's kinda like DARE, which does little to curb drug use, and instead becomes a drug show-and-tell and how-to class.