Use a receiving ward with separate rooms for physical and moral diagnosis before placing a delinquent¶

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Description¶

The outline calls for a receiving ward where physical and moral diagnosis occurs before further placement, citing the Hungarian scheme of observation for two or three weeks as admirable. Segregation is stressed because "the very worst may be communicated in a few hours," so separate rooms are most necessary, and contagious diseases can be discovered in the receiving ward.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Separate rooms in the receiving ward to prevent harmful contagion during the observation period

Constraints¶

• The authors note that in larger institutions cottage life with small dormitories is reported to allow sufficiently varied classification, while a small plant can continue separate rooms

Target Learners¶

• newly admitted young offenders

Target Learning Goals¶

• accurate diagnosis of physical and moral needs prior to institutional placement

Related Strategies¶

• Follow-up work after release, including probationary periods and environment change, secures social adjustment
• Provide special instruction for individual difficulties without full-day withdrawal from the regular classroom

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• William Healy and Augusta F. Bronner. (1916). An Outline for Institutional Education and Treatment of Young Offenders. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0071384