Howard William Polsky (16 April 1928 - 19 October 2003) was an American social work scientist at Columbia University, who researched social systems and fought socially based delinquency through youth group analyses.[1] He notably conceptualized Polsky's Diamond, a typology of informal groups.
References
^Berger, Roni (14 July 2004). "The Gentle Giant of Child and Adolescent Residential Care: In Memory of Howard W. Polsky". Residential Treatment for Children & Youth. 21 (4): 1–6. doi:10.1300/J007v21n04_01.
