This review is long overdue as I read Gang Leader for a Day this summer. I try to read as much as I can, it keeps my thinking about social services fresh and exposes me to new realities and ideas. Gang Leader for a Day, written by sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh, highlights the living conditions and [...]
In the criminal justice system, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, the same logic is misapplied in the social service sector, where social service initiatives are presumed effective until proven pointless. Part of the problem is that performing social service evaluations is complex and can be costly. Agencies don’t always have the expertise [...]
