Browsing Anthropology and Sociology by Author "Persons, Laura Kaitlin"

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How Residential Summer Camps May Decrease the Levels of Delinquency and Problem Behaviors among At-Risk Youth

Persons, Laura Kaitlin (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)

This summer I worked at a camp for at-risk youth, called Camp O’Brian. During both the application process and the training process I was repeatedly told how much the campers looked forward to the time when they could come ...
Residential Summer Camps and Their Possible Effects on Problem Behaviors and Delinquency of At-Risk Youth

Persons, Laura Kaitlin (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2012)

This paper examines how residential summer camps may inhibit delinquency and reduce the intensity of or eliminate completely problem behaviors among at-risk youth. Due to a lack of social capital both within the family ...