Correctional supervision of juvenile offenders: where do we go from here?

Peter W. Greenwood

Expert InsightsPublished 1986

Current overcrowding of juvenile correctional facilities is temporary because the "baby boom" generation is aging; however, it offers a unique opportunity to experiment with supervisory alternatives to traditional secure confinement. Four forms of supervision to be considered are: (1) tracking and outreach--supervising activity of youths who are free in the community; (2) "9-to-5" programming--daytime supervision of youths who are returned to their own homes at night; (3) group homes, foster homes, and therapeutic communities--situations that require willing youth participation; and (4) secure residential programs, which range from traditional institutions to wilderness camps. Research is needed to determine which programs work best.

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  • Year: 1986
  • Pages: 36
  • Document Number: P-7283

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Greenwood, Peter W., Correctional supervision of juvenile offenders: where do we go from here? Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1986. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7283.html.
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