In this article, which is condensed from a much longer study of pro bation hostels undertaken as a result of a Cropwood Fellowship at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology, the author describes the vital im portance of the style of the warden in shaping the regime of the hostel. He also examines the development of hostel culture and emphasises the importance of deliberate "outside" links.
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