Unstructured community approach to youth programs: A case study of the Ottawa Police Youth Centre.

Abstract

This thesis is an attempt to gain a better understanding of how the Ottawa Police Youth Centre functions, by examining its organizational structure, and the links it has created with the community, by means of a case study. The thesis uses organizational theory and studies on youth programs to which the case study is compared. The research examines the Ottawa Police Youth Centre historically, it then describes the present organization and functions, and finally it critically presents the Centre's measures of success.