Responding to Troubled Youth.
An overview of the dominant philosophical approaches and practices used in handling status offenders - youths who habitually resist the control of their parents and schools. The three basic social philosophies in responding to these youths are the treatment, deterrence and normalization rationales.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780195356892 0195356896 1280528184 9781280528187 1429414626 9781429414623 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; 1 Research Context; 2 Background Literature and Conceptual Approach; 3 Three Philosophies That Can Make a Difference; 4 Legislative Analysis, With Linda Szymanski; 5 Youth Service Delivery in Seven Cities; 6 State Mandates and Agency Service Delivery to Status Offenders, With Margaret A. Gordon; 7 Status Offenders in Three Contrasting Settings; 8 The Unserved Runaways in Three Cities, Margaret A. Little; 9 Runaway Services; Epilogue; Appendix A: Score Sheet for State Profile; Appendix B: Youth Services Survey; References; Index.