Treating Juveniles in Institutional and Open Settings (From Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Services, Second Edition, P 95-109, 1998, Albert R. Roberts, ed. - See NCJ 170093)

• NCJ Number: 170098
• Author(s): A R Roberts
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Nelson-Hall Publishers
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

This chapter reviews the history of institutional treatment for juveniles.

Abstract

The chapter discusses the historical roots of institutional treatment, institutionalized treatment in the 20th century; and treating juvenile offenders in open settings. It takes as its point of departure the early colonial practice of magistrates ordering parents to take their out-of-control youths home for a whipping. The chapter then examines the American colonists' practice of incarcerating juveniles with adult offenders, as well as completely separate facilities developed for juveniles in the 1800s. After describing the deplorable conditions in juvenile detention homes, the chapter recommends changes. The final section of the chapter focuses on the opening of forestry camps and junior probation camps during the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. The article concludes that the potential for meaningful rehabilitation is present in a forestry camp with the addition of a more structured outdoor experience as well as a group work and aftercare component. The chapter includes discussion questions based on the information presented. References