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Table 4: Summary of 12 ?Case Study? Young Participants? Perceived Situations Before the Stoneleigh Project 
 
Participant Social network 
category. 
Social capital prior to Stoneleigh Project: family, education and 
social networks. 
Perceived identity at start of 
Stoneleigh Project. 
 
Ben (M) Fluid Previously a young person and then a volunteer with a Stoneleigh 
Group partner. 
Recently appointed as full time youth 
worker. 
Brad (M) Chaotic Intermittent family support. Truanting from school. 
Intermittent social networks including adult contact. 
Gang member. Nature boy.  
Clive (M) Fluid Family support. Good educational outcomes. 
Good social networks including adults. 
Graduate.  
Gordon (M) Previously 
strong within 
sub-culture. 
Chaotic outside. 
Then weak/fluid 
No family links. Poor educational results. 
No social networks outside of sub-culture. 
Deserted sub-culture to join Camas community. 
Gay. Lap dancer. Partner. 
Community member. 
Justin (M) Weak Largely unknown. Truant. Unemployed. Drug user. 
Mac (M) Fluid Largely unknown. Volunteer youth leader. 
Martin (M) Weak Not in touch with family. In sheltered housing. 
No qualifications or work. Suffers from depression. 
Homeless and unemployed. 
Paul (M) Weak Largely unknown but no educational outcomes. Truant. 
Unemployed. 
Rose (F) Weak Restrictive family support. Moderate educational outcomes. 
Good social networks including adults. 
Unemployed. 
Volunteer youth leader. 
Sarah (F) Strong Family support. Reasonable school results. 
Good social networks including adults. 
Daughter, student, aspiring to join 
police service. 
Steve (M) Weak Weak family support. Good school results. 
Poor social networks. 
Truant. Volunteer youth leader. 
Casual worker. 
Trevor (M) Fluid No family links. No educational results. 
Good social networks including adults. 
Truant. Unemployed.