NCJ Number
7028
Date Published
1972
Length
215 pages
Annotation
THE DIFFERENTIAL PLACEMENT OF DELINQUENTS CHALLENGES THE ASSERTION THAT GROUP HOMES COMPRISE A DESIRABLE OR APPROPRIATE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR DELINQUENTS.
Abstract
BY DIFFERENTIALLY PLACING DELINQUENTS INTO GROUP HOMES ACCORDING TO THEIR I-LEVEL MATURITY, THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF GROUP HOMES WITH DIFFERING ENVIRONMENTS. ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS AND THE SMALL NUMBER OF GROUP HOME RESIDENTS, HOWEVER, PROHIBIT A DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION. NEVERTHELESS, A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND STATISTICAL DATA TEND TO INDICATE THAT LONG TERM PLACEMENT FOR HIGHER MATURITY DELINQUENTS IN A BOARDING HOME ENVIRONMENT AND THE TEMPORARY PLACEMENT OF ALL DELINQUENTS, REGARDLESS OF MATURITY LEVEL, IN GROUP HOMES WERE SUCCESSFUL. FOR LOWER MATURITY DELINQUENTS, THE GROUP HOME ENVIRONMENT APPEARED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY. REFERENCES AND TABLES.