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- ↑ "The secret to Eagle Academy's success? 'We're not a boot camp' (Sun-Sentinel.com)".[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "BBC News - Americas - American tearaways volunteer for discipline". news.bbc.co.uk.
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- ↑ PBSO Eagle Academy Deputy Arrested [ permanent dead link ], Newschannel 5, October 25 - 2007
- ↑ Video refutes deputies' reports on use of force on academy teen, By Kathleen Chapman, palmbeachpost.com, October 31, 2007
- ↑ Palm Beach County youth camp deputy faces trial on abuse charges Archived 2008-02-04 at the Wayback Machine - Investigators say deputy slammed boy to ground after the teenager got sick, By Rachel Hatzipanagos, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 2, 2008
- ↑ Deputy fatally shoots teen he said tried to run him over in stolen car Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine , By Jerome Burdi, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 3, 2008