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National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, Washington, DC. – 1979
This bibliography, compiled by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, encompasses a wide spectrum of documents related to juvenile deinstitutionalization. Although the bibliography is selective, it is a comprehensive listing of sources that deal with the negative effects of institutionalization, the movement toward…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Programs
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency. – 1974
This short report provides a brief description of a research project presenting an alternative approach to delinquency treatment. Achievement Place is a family-sized residential treatment home for predelinquent and delinquent youngsters. Six to eight boys, aged 12-16, live in a renovated house located in their own community. A specially trained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Community Programs, Delinquency
EMPEY, LAMAR T. – 1967
THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT DISCUSSES VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES FOR ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS, AND DESCRIBES POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES. ALTERNATIVES TO PRETRIAL INCARCERATION OF ADULT OFFENDERS ARE SUPERVISED RELEASE, DAYTIME RELEASE, RELEASE IN THE CUSTODY OF A THIRD PARTY, SUMMONS INSTEAD OF ARREST, AND REVISED BAIL PROCEDURES. ALTERNATIVES TO…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Action, Community Programs, Correctional Institutions
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1977
This evaluation profiles the population and studies the recidivism rate for Florida's three community-based, residential group treatment (GT) programs for juvenile delinquents not requiring the more intensive security and isolation of the state's training schools. Other ERIC documents describe the smaller (serving 7-25 youths) positive peer…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Bedell, Frederick D. – 1978
This history of the rehabilitative services offered by the New York State Division for Youth (DFY) is reviewed to show how the DFY has evolved from its inception as a Youth Services Commission in 1945 to a major state agency with a primary responsibility to provide youth services. The role and problems of the agency are discussed in terms of its…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Community Programs

Sarri, Rosemary – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Empirical data show that there are more negative consequences for youth offenders committed to institutional rather than community-based programs. However, public policy, governed by political factors rather than knowledge of the relative effectiveness of alternative programs, favors punishment and retribution over rehabilitation goals.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Community Support, Comparative Analysis

Felton, Barbara J.; Shinn, Marybeth – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Compares the history and current status of deinstitutionalization efforts for the mentally ill, criminal offenders, and the aged. Suggests that ideologies for all three groups are similar, but that practices have diverged. Points out that ideologies frequently distort perceptions of practice. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Court Role
Division of Compensatory Education, BESE. – 1967
AFTER STATISTICALLY DEFINING THE NATIONAL PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND REVIEWING THE PROVISIONS UNDER THE AMENDED TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE ADAPTED UNDER THE NEW AMENDMENT TO SUIT AN OPEN INSTITUTION…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Counseling, Counseling Services, Delinquency