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Youth, The 'Underclass' and Social Exclusionby Robert MacDonald
Routledge 1997; US$ 59.95Is youth crime, unemployment and homelessness evidence of a new and dangerous youth underclass? Contributors focus on unemployment, training and the labour market, crime and benefit fraud, homelessness, parenting and shifts in youth policy more...
Men, Gender Divisions and Welfareby Jennie Popay; Jeff Hearn; Jeanette Edwards
Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95A fresh look at the balance of responsibilities and control in care-giving, in both the public and private spheres. Using previously unpublished empirical data, contributors focus on male experiences of welfare services. more...
Ethical Issues in Youth Workby Sarah Banks
Routledge 1999; US$ 45.95Ethical Issues in Youth Work presents a systematic analysis of some of the core ethical dilemmas facing youth workers in their day to day practice. more...
Youth Policy and Social Inclusionby Monica Barry
Routledge 2004; US$ 49.95Youth Policy and Social Inclusion takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to identify and analysing the factors which promote or discourage social inclusion of young people in society today and is an appropriate text for students on a more...
Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Programby Susan Turner; Lois Davis; Paul Steinberg; Terry Fain
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95California?s Welfare-to-Work Act of 1997 created two new programs, one of which was the Comprehensive Youth Services Act (CYSA). This report presents findings from a statewide implementation and impact evaluation of the program in California Probation Departments by examining the type of CYSA/TANF programs implemented, services provided, programming in local juvenile halls and camps/ranches, as well as system and individual-level youth outcomes. more...
Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoodsby Delbert S. Elliott; Scott Menard; Bruce Rankin; Amanda Elliott; William Julius Wilson; David Huizinga
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 34.00This is a study of successful youth development in poor, disadvantaged neighborhoods in Denver and Chicago - a study of how children living in the worst neighborhoods develop or fail to develop the values, competencies and commitments that lead to a productive, healthy responsible adult life. more...
Working with Men in the Human Servicesby Bob Pease; Peter Camilleri
Allen & Unwin 2001; US$ 36.35Offers a critical understanding of issues involved with working with men for students and practitioners in social work, community work and related fields. more...
Leaving Careby Jo Dixon; Mike Stein
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005; US$ 34.95How can social workers and agencies best support young people as they make the transition from care to independent living? This authoritative study explores the successes and failures of care services for young people, identifying factors that hinder effective transition from care and the types of support that help to promote positive life choices. Analysing current policy and drawing on the findings of past research, the authors explore the experiences of young people leaving the care of three very different Scottish local authorities to demonstrate how support works in practice. They address the impact of throughcare and aftercare services, and argue for a more gradual transition towards independence, combined with more consistent and ongoing... more...
Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviourby Claire Taylor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005; US$ 37.95Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption. It begins by analysing past research, critically examining current policy and combining theoretical insights from the disciplines of childcare and criminology in order to form a theoretical framework for research. The empirical evidence of thirty-nine interviews with young people who have been through the care system is then drawn upon to highlight key findings and conclusions about the relationship between care and crime, and the implications towards current policy. Addressing issues such as: the residential care experience;... more...
Deviant Peer Influences in Programs for Youthby Kenneth A. Dodge; Thomas J. Dishion; Jennifer E. Lansford
Guilford Press 2006; US$ 45.00Most interventions for at-risk youth are group based. Yet, research indicates that young people often learn to become deviant by interacting with deviant peers. This volume analyzes how, and to what extent, programs that aggregate deviant youth actually promote problem behavior. It offers recommendations for improving services. more...









