Criminology Research Council grant ; (2/73)
This research was largely conducted in a suburb of Brisbane which is reputed to have high rates of delinquency. A large sample of adolescents were interviewed to ascertain their attitudes to recreation facilities that were available or were planned for the area. It was originally intended to conduct a second series of interviews to assess the impact of a large youth club that was being established in the suburb, but this was not possible due to unforeseen delays in the opening of the club. In addition to a lengthy interim report on this research, an M.A. thesis by Mr. Greg Smith entitled: Leisure, recreation and delinquency, was submitted to the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland in 1975. Other products of the research were a B.A. Honours thesis by Mr. Devon Carter, two journal articles and a chapter in a book. Even though it was not possible to complete this project as originally planned, it has resulted in a significant contribution to Australian knowledge of juvenile delinquency and the social factors associated with it.