van der Helm, Peer; Klapwijk, Marian; Stams, Geert; van … - In: Journal of Children's Services 4 (2009) 2, pp. 36-48
The Dutch juvenile justice system locks up an increasing number of adolescent boys and girls at a cost of approximately €250,000 for each inmate annually (Boone & Moerings, 2007; Tonry, 2005). Questions have been raised, however, about the cost‐effectiveness of treatment in closed institutions....