Custodialism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An approach to caring for people in institutions which emphasizes supervision and control over the inmate's environment and access to resources. uncountable, usually

    "The large VA hospital, T, was considered intermediate or transitional in that it was in process of fairly rapid change away from custodialism."

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"The large VA hospital, T, was considered intermediate or transitional in that it was in process of fairly rapid change away from custodialism."

Etymology

From custodial + -ism.

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