title: Rehabilitation of delinquents: the tale of an experience.
abstract: Nineteen mentally retarded men with a history of violent behavior were transferred to a civilian institution as a result of a court decision. The problems encountered in the day-to-day management of the unit specially created for their care as well as the behavior changes observed in the group are described and their implications discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003415:Crime; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D012112:Residential Facilities