The purpose of this thesis is to assess the service needs of area youth "at risk". The main findings of this research indicate that persistent and serious adolescent offenders were more likely to have more negative composite profiles. In particular, they were more likely to come from families with: a single parent; another member with a criminal history; a lower class background; alcoholism; and poor relationships within the family. Similarly, persistent and serious adolescent offenders were significantly more likely to: be unemployed and not in school; be truant; and have dropped out of school. It was also discovered that area persistent and serious adolescent offenders were more likely to: have negative motivation/response to present intervention; have rejected or expelled from another program/service; be more aggressive; abuse alcohol and drugs; and have negative attitudes toward both their delinquency and the criminal justice system. Area social service agencies must begin to make more creative and effective use of existing resources. The educational system must recognize and capitalize upon its role in identifying youth "at risk". Finally, agents of the criminal justice system, particularly the police, must begin to become more involved in community-based interagency initiatives which focus on the preventative or proactive role of their activities. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/7598 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Ryan, Colleen. |
| Contributors | Waller, I., |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 213 p. |
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