Searching for a home Looking at the question from another perspective--the experience of other nations--the United States has moved from the 1960s-era closed-type juvenile detention facilities to places which are more like halfway houses, located in the community. Within these facilities, the trend is toward downsizing and specialization, to provide the home environment which youngsters need for normal growth.
從國外的發展來看，美國自一九六○年代以後，對於犯罪少年的收容場所已逐漸從封閉性的機構，轉變為在社區中設置較為開放的「中途之家」，而且這類機構趨向小型化和專業分工，也就是讓它更像一個青少年得以正常成長的「家庭」。