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Zingraff, Matthew T. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1980
Data from two juvenile correctional facilities indicate that the deprivation model is a better predictor of adaptation to confinement for males than is the importation model. For females, variables from both deprivation and importation models have a significant impact. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions

Coates, Robert B. – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
The development of community-based alternatives to institutional care for juvenile offenders should be based on (1) a clear conceptualization of what "community-based" means, (2) intervention efforts that consider the context of the clients' social relationship networks; and (3) resolution of professional and territorial conflicts.…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Delinquency