and support for the juveniles in arranging their rooms might be suitable to have an additional positive influence on the therapeutic process. 5.4.2 Gauting girls’ home The Joint Commission visited Gauting girls’ home on 28 November 2012. Gauting girls’ home is responsible for girls aged from 12 upwards who have rejected or evaded all previous pedagogical or therapeutic measures. The girls’ home has a capacity of 42 closed places and was fully-occupied at the time of the inspection visit. The Commission inspected the closed wing, including rooms, group rooms and the kitchen, the segregation room (time-out room), the therapy room and the inner courtyard. It spoke with the head of the facility, as well as with a male and a female head of department. The Commission furthermore spoke with the staff of the home council. The head of the facility and the head of the trauma group were available to the Commission during the entire visit as contacts. Since the visit took place very late in the year, no statement from the Bavarian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Families and Women had yet been received by the editorial deadline of this report. Positive findings The Commission would like first of all to positively emphasise the evidently good relationship between the residents and the staff. The accommodation groups of Gauting girls’ home are very cosy and friendlylooking, and thus help create a pleasant atmosphere within the facility. All the common rooms that were inspected were in a fine condition and were very clean. The residents’ rooms were sufficiently large, suitably furnished and personally decorated. The Joint Commission found it particularly positive that group rules, prison rules and a separate information sheet on the rights of the residents are adapted to suit their age group, and that they are friendly, polite and clearly-worded. This shows a respectful tone when dealing with the girls. What is more, all the information on the residents’ rights and duties was available at any time. The Commission particularly considers the list of rights to be exemplary. It is furthermore worth mentioning the differentiated therapy and treatment concept which was explained by a psychologist, and which the Commission found to be convincing. Cooperation with the psychiatric clinic works well, according the head of the facility. 76