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Mentoring Siblings of Gang Members: A Template for Reaching Families of Gang Members?

Mentoring Siblings of Gang Members: A Template for Reaching Families of Gang Members?

Authors :
Medina, Juanjo
Ralphs, Robert
Aldridge, Judith
Source :
Children & Society. Jan2012, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p14-24. 11p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Mentoring has become a popular model of intervention to reduce the risk of offending, and has been proposed as an effective tool to tackle the risk of gang membership. This paper reviews the existing literature on mentoring and reports on a qualitative evaluation of a mentoring programme targeted at young people 'at risk' of gang membership in an English city. The study highlights important issues around these interventions. Although we found it a useful way to engage otherwise hard-to-reach families, important limitations remain: their potential labelling impact and their limited impact in isolation from other more ambitious measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09510605
Volume :
26
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Children & Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
69947176
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00307.x