Gaetz, Stephen2015-05-212015-05-212008Gaetz, S. (2004). Safe streets for whom? Homeless youth, social exclusion, and criminal victimization. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 46(4), 423-456.http://hdl.handle.net/10315/29122Most 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.Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 CanadaPovertyYouth HomelessnessCriminologyEmploymentHomeless Youth Need More Than Low-Paying Employment to SucceedResearch Summary