This manual of standards for juvenile training schools and services contains 487 American Correctional Association standards for the accreditation of juvenile training schools (youth development centers, villages, correction centers, treatment centers, service centers, homes for boys and girls, camps, and ranches). Standards presented are organized according to the following 20 subject areas: administration; fiscal management; personnel; training and staff development; planning and coordination; management information systems; records; research and evaluation; physical plant; security and control; food service; sanitation, safety, and hygiene; medical and health care services; resident rights; resident rules and discipline; mail, visiting, and telephone; program and services; reception, classification, transfer, and release; release and revocation; and volunteer involvement. A glossary, the articles of incorporation of the Commission on Accreditation for corrections, and the code of ethics for the American Correctional Association are appended. (MN)