PREPARATION OF THE REPORT INVOLVED REVIEWING AVAILABLE GROUP HOME LITERATURE, INSPECTING THE CITY'S ONE JUVENILE GROUP PROBATION HOME ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, ANALYZING DATA PROVIDED BY CITY AND STATE DEPARTMENTS, AND INTERVIEWING PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH GROUP HOME DEVELOPMENT ON LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING GENERAL OPERATIONS OF GROUP HOMES AND DELINQUENCY CASELOADS IN THE NORFOLK JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT IS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOME PROGRAM IN NORFOLK STAHOPE HOUSE - IS DISCUSSED. APPENDED INFORMATION CONTAINS AN EXCERPT FROM A JUVENILE FACILITIES STUDY BY THE OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR METROPOLITAN STUDIES.