NCJ Number
2333
Date Published
1965
Length
48 pages
Annotation
YOUTH RESIDING IN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS BETWEEN 1950 AND 1964.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL CARE BY DESCRIBING, QUANTITATIVELY, THE SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH RESIDING IN INSTITUTIONS AND EXAMINING RECENT TRENDS IN THIS SERVICE TO CHILDREN. COVERS INSTITUTIONS HANDLING PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, WELFARE CASES, THE MENTALLY DISABLED, AND CORRECTIONAL WARDS.