Homeless Youth Need More Than Low-Paying Employment to Succeed
Date
2008
Authors
Gaetz, Stephen
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Abstract
Most homeless youth do not lack the motivation to work and do not prefer a criminal lifestyle to a law-abiding one. Homeless youth see deviant and criminal activities as a short term economic necessity for survival rather than as a lifestyle choice.
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Poverty, Youth Homelessness, Criminology, Employment
Citation
Gaetz, S. (2004). Safe streets for whom? Homeless youth, social exclusion, and criminal victimization. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 46(4), 423-456.