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Pierce, Robert; Yondorf, Barbara – 1989
Community-based programs in the juvenile justice system present a promising alternative to the disappointing results achieved by large institutional facilities. A diverse group of states has found that intensive, individualized services provided in small, family-like residential settings or in the juvenile's own home yield comparable or reduced…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts
