Opinions of the Supreme Court are presented on the case of Youngberg v. Romeo, in which the mother of a mentally retarded institutionalized adult petitioned for her son's rights under the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to safe conditions of confinement, freedom from bodily restraints, and habilitation. (CL)

A program is described in which institutional staff were successfully trained to use behavioral principles with severely retarded aggressive adults. Group training (self-care instruction, token economy, social skills and activity programing) as well as individualized training are described along with such organizational aspects as team structure…