Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders: a Study of Intervention Practices for Youth in Seven Cities in the United States, 1987-1991
This data collection focuses on status offenders--those
juveniles who commit acts (such as running away, habitual truancy, and
possession of alcohol) that are forbidden to minors but not to adults.
The purpose of this study was to connect legislative intent, service
delivery systems, and youth responses in order …