Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10311551 | Children and Youth Services Review | 2013 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This research examined the way contextual and peer factors influence peer violence in adolescent residential care. One hundred and twenty residents aged 11-21 from 20 residential care facilities participated in 20 focus groups about peer violence in care. The results demonstrated that four, mutually interrelated themes, contributed to explanations of violence amongst residents: 1) residential peer culture; 2) vulnerability at the beginning of institutionalization; 3) deprivation, stigmatization and frustration; and 4) poor relationship with staff. The results are discussed with reference to the existing residential care and prison-based research on bullying and peer violence and a number of research and policy recommendations are provided.
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Authors
Ivana Sekol,