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 ...