NCJ Number
16222
Date Published
1968
Length
230 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH PRODUCE FEMALE DELINQUENCY IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Abstract
THE CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON BOTH STATISTICAL AND CASE STUDIES OF GIRLS PASSING THROUGH A LARGE LONDON CLASSIFYING APPROVED SCHOOL WHERE THE AUTHORS WERE ABLE TO STUDY THE GIRLS' AGE, INTELLIGENCE, PARENTS AND FAMILY BACKGROUND, AND PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE PARENTS AND HOME, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS, AND FOLLOW-UP RECORDS. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE STATISTICAL TABLES AND NOTES.