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Law psychology equals justice center view on juvenile detention
The Illinois Youth Commission Reception and Diagnostic Center for Boys opened June 14 1959 to provide short term detention with clinical appraisal guiding placement in rehabilitative programs. Nearly 80 percent of admissions came from Cook County. The center aims to avoid warehousing youths and stresses understanding behavior before corrective actions.
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