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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
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Sugar For Sale: Constructions Of Intimacy In The Sugar Bowl, Emily Zimmermann
Sugar For Sale: Constructions Of Intimacy In The Sugar Bowl, Emily Zimmermann
Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts
No abstract provided.
Social Service Professionals Perspectives On Assessing Abuse Among The Developmentally Disabled, Shelita D. Majied
Social Service Professionals Perspectives On Assessing Abuse Among The Developmentally Disabled, Shelita D. Majied
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
There are substantial amounts of research on risk factors that contribute to abuse among adults with developmental disabilities. There are also studies that explore preventative measures and safety factors to help reduce abuse among the population. These relevant studies and research has examined the relationship between developmental disabilities, types of abuse, risk factors, effectiveness of risk assessments, and prevention. The main purpose of this study is to explore the problem of high abuse rates amongst this population and discuss social service professional’s perspective on the current preventative measures used to protect adults with developmental disabilities from abuse. For this quantitative …
Beliefs About Children Who Have Been Incarcerated: What Do Parents Know?, Aryriana Alexander
Beliefs About Children Who Have Been Incarcerated: What Do Parents Know?, Aryriana Alexander
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between traditional African-American American parenting and the overrepresentation of African-Americans in America’s jails and prisons. This qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews of twelve parents who have had a child incarcerated in their adult life to gather data. Study participants were asked their experiences with several traditional happenings, supported by research, in some traditional African-American households. Topics discussed included religion, spanking, and single parenthood. The study found that many of the traditional happenings of African-American parenting occurred within the homes of parents with children who were incarcerated, which supports previous research. …
Six Northeast Los Angeles Residents Indicate Reasons Local Youth Join Gangs And Offer Suggestions For Lowering Violence, Fernando Parra, Frank Malgesini, Emma Escobedo, Anna C. Ballesteros
Six Northeast Los Angeles Residents Indicate Reasons Local Youth Join Gangs And Offer Suggestions For Lowering Violence, Fernando Parra, Frank Malgesini, Emma Escobedo, Anna C. Ballesteros
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
Bullying Of Disabled And Non-Disabled High School Students: A Comparison Using The Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, Sarah Guckenburg
Bullying Of Disabled And Non-Disabled High School Students: A Comparison Using The Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, Sarah Guckenburg
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
A Phenomenological Analysis Of African American Students, Delinquent Behaviors And Future Academic Achievement, Jack S. Monelland, Brittany Spencer
A Phenomenological Analysis Of African American Students, Delinquent Behaviors And Future Academic Achievement, Jack S. Monelland, Brittany Spencer
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
The Argument For Moving Away From Residential Placement For Most Juvenile Offenders, Marika Dawkins
The Argument For Moving Away From Residential Placement For Most Juvenile Offenders, Marika Dawkins
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
Community-Wide Awareness Of Juvenile Justice Best-Practices And Ctc In Texas, Samuel Arungwa
Community-Wide Awareness Of Juvenile Justice Best-Practices And Ctc In Texas, Samuel Arungwa
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
Aggregate Correlates Of Status Offender Case Outcomes Across Counties, David A. Bowers, S.E. Costanza
Aggregate Correlates Of Status Offender Case Outcomes Across Counties, David A. Bowers, S.E. Costanza
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
Juveniles Who Commit Sexual Offenses, Jennifer R. Arthur
Juveniles Who Commit Sexual Offenses, Jennifer R. Arthur
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
No abstract provided.
Delinquency And Crime Prevention: Overview Of Research Comparing Treatment Foster Care And Group Care, Gershon K. Osei, Kevin M. Gorey, Debra M. Hernandez Jozefowicz
Delinquency And Crime Prevention: Overview Of Research Comparing Treatment Foster Care And Group Care, Gershon K. Osei, Kevin M. Gorey, Debra M. Hernandez Jozefowicz
Social Work Publications
Background: Evidence of treatment foster care (TFC) and group care’s (GC) potential to prevent delinquency and crime has been developing.
Objectives: We clarified the state of comparative knowledge with a historical overview. Then we explored the hypothesis that smaller, probably better resourced group homes with smaller staff/resident ratios have greater impacts than larger homes with a meta-analytic update.
Methods: Research literatures were searched to 2015. Five systematic reviews were selected that included seven independent studies that compared delinquency or crime outcomes among youths ages 10–18. A similar search augmented by author and bibliographic searches identified six additional studies with an …