Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
Date of Publication
1976
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Runaway teenagers, Female juvenile delinquents, Female juvenile delinquents, Runaway teenagers
DOI
10.15760/etd.1884
Physical Description
1 online resource (135 p.)
Abstract
If correctional institutions are to function according to established criteria, that is, to “correct” the deviant behavior of juvenile delinquents, then one obvious requirement is to have continuous contact with that individual over a period of time. This research project is one attempt to study runaways from the juvenile delinquent girls institution. This study specifically focuses on what factors influence a girl to run away and what factors encourage her to stay at Villa St. Rose.
Both researchers discovered in working at Villa St. Rose that one the biggest obstacles for the treatment program was the number of runaways that occurred. As a treatment facility having female adolescents in their care, runaways were demoralizing to the staff and debilitating to treatment.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12281
Recommended Citation
Cook, Mary E. and Jasper, Stan, "An exploratory study of runaway female adolescents in a residential treatment center" (1976). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1885.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1884
Comments
A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work, Portland State University, 1976.