Book Reviews : Diversity in a Youth Correctional System R. B. Coates, A. D. Miller and L. E. Ohlin John Wiley & Sons Ltd, £17.60 hard- back, £10 paperback

Abstract

hardback, £10 paperback In the early 1970's a major shift away from the institutionalised detention of young od'enders was dramatically introduced in Massachusetts, USA. Virtually overnight the old style &dquo;training centres&dquo; and secure units were closed to be replaced by smaller units of group homes, foster-care and non-residential programmes, all of which were notionally &dquo;community based&dquo;. The whole period of the reforms was extensively monitored by the Harvard Law School and this b…