Street kids : homeless youth, outreach, and policing New York's streets /

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Street outreach workers comb public places such as parks, vacant lots, and abandoned waterfronts to search for young people who are living out in public spaces, if not always in the public eye. Street Kids opens a window to the largely hidden world of street youth, drawing on their detailed and comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gibson, Kristina E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Street youth > New York (State) > New York.
Homeless youth > New York (State) > New York.
Social work with youth > New York (State) > New York.
Social work with the homeless > New York (State) > New York.
Police services for the homeless > New York (State) > New York.
Jeunes de la rue > New York (État) > New York.
Jeunes sans-abri > New York (État) > New York.
Service social à la jeunesse > New York (État) > New York.
Service social aux sans-abri > New York (État) > New York.
Police > Services aux sans-abri > New York (État) > New York.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Homeless youth.
Police services for the homeless.
Social work with the homeless.
Social work with youth.
Street youth.
New York (State) > New York.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the street youth dilemma
  • The space of the streets
  • Blacc, a street kid from far Rockaway, Queens
  • Street outreach
  • Standup for kids and New York City outreach
  • Public space : policing street kids and outreach
  • Running off the map : mobility, street kids, and street outreach
  • Conclusion: where does the "move along" dance take us?

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