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ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION

NCJ Number
30065
Journal
Prison Journal Volume: 54 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING-SUMMER 1974) Pages: 47-61
Author(s)
B S ALPER
Date Published
1974
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR REVIEWS A VARIETY OF TREATMENT TYPES WHICH DEPART FROM THE TRADITIONAL CLOSED PENAL INSTITUTIONS FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS: FOSTER HOMES, BORSTALS, SPECIAL-INTEREST SCHOOLS, HOSTELS, SURVIVAL TRAINING, OPEN RESIDENCES.