POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF RESOCIALIZATION IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONS - WEST GERMANY (FROM JUVENILE CRIME AND RESOCIALIZATION - CONGRESS REPORT, 1974 BY SCHUELERSPRINGORUM - SEE NCJ-37341)

• NCJ Number: 37346
• Author(s): A BOEHM
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: P O B 1304
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

THE AUTHOR ARGUES AGAINST THE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC AND EXPERT OPINION THAT THE RESOCIALIZATION EFFORTS OF WEST GERMAN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE.

Abstract

CITED ARE CASES OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. ALSO DISPUTED ARE ESTIMATES OF AN EIGHTY PERCENT RECIDIVISM RATE FROM THESE INSTITUTIONS. --IN GERMAN