Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Advisor
Taylor, Stanley
Second Advisor
Heaston, Sharon
Third Advisor
Chang, Janet
Abstract
This study contains a program evaluation of a four week series of group sessions, involving a variety of group activites, including role plays, exposure to a former gang member, and group dialogues on a variety of topics, to determine whether the program caused a change in the attitudes of adolescent males residing in group homes regarding gang affiliation. The research utilized a convenience sample, utilizing male residents of Fields Comprehensive Group Homes, between the ages of 15 and 18, residing at one of two affiliated locations. Each location housed six adolescent boys. One group home was randomly selected as the experimental group. and the other became the comparison group. Both group homes were equivalent in nature, with similar clientele, residing in a similar geographic location. The research suggests that specialized gang deaffiliation therapy may assist youth as risk.
Recommended Citation
Aguirre, Gina Michelle, "Attitudes regarding gang affiliation of select adolescent boys residing in group homes" (2009). Theses Digitization Project. 3639.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3639
