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Juvenile institutions and treatment. Residential care. Public vs. private Training school, reform school, youth development center Vary in terms of security level (minimum, medium and maximum) Principle of the least restrictive alternative
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Residential care • Public vs. private • Training school, reform school, youth development center • Vary in terms of security level (minimum, medium and maximum) • Principle of the least restrictive alternative • Over 100,000 in residential care (far less than adults)
Residential care • High cost of care • Minorities far more likely to be confined in public institutions, whites in private • Racial disparity is marked in public institutions
History • Houses of refuge • Emphasized religion, education and labor, severe punishment • First state training school in Massachusetts, the Lyman School for Boys • Youths placed indiscriminantly in these institutions, no classification
Residential • Cottage reform movement—separate cottages run like a family unit • Significant growth • Life in residential facilities: division of security and treatment • Violations of the 8th amendment • Right to treatment, right to refuse treatment
residential • Classification, school and/or vocational training, treatment • Problems of institutions • Overcrowding • Lack of public support and funds • Limited understanding of the causes and treatment of delinquency
Residential • Lack of well-formulated treatment plans • Staff training • Indeterminate sentence • Absconding • Idleness • Schools for crime • Punishment vs. rehabilitation
Residential • Very expensive • Require an extensive physical plant • Reception • Infirmary • Dormitories or cottages • Kitchen and dining hall • School
Residential • Vocational training • Commissary • Laundry • Meeting room • Recreational
Characteristics • 80% male, 20% female • 14-17 • More whites in private facilities, more minorities in public; disproportionate minority confinement
Treatment • Educational programs • Serious educational and behavioral problems • In-house schools • Attend in the community • GED
Treatment • Vocational: auto repair, construction, mechanical drawing, computer • Partnerships with private industry • Recreational programs
Counseling and therapy • Individual counseling • Rogerian therapy • Reality therapy • Transactional analysis • Behavior modification • Points and levels systems
Counseling and therapy • Group therapy • GGI: Guided Group Interaction • Positive peer culture