title: Is the street child phenomenon synonymous with deviant behavior?
abstract: The police, court officials, social workers, and the public, in general, perceive street children negatively--their behavior is deemed deviant. This paper examines the concept of deviance as a label placed on the powerless by those in positions of power.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: le Roux
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans