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Delinquents and Nondelinquents in Perspective

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Publication Date: 01/01/1968

268 pages

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  • Authors’ Preface
  • Part I. As They Were As Boys
    • I Some Highlights of Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency: Parental Background
    • II. Some Highlights of Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency: Characteristics of Delinquents and Nondelinquents
    • III. Some Highlights of Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency: Behavior of Delinquents and Nondelinquents
  • Part II. As They Are As Men
    • IV. Aims and Techniques of Follow-Up Inquiries to Age 31
    • V. The Place Called “Home”
    • VI. Health Status
    • VII. Academic Education and Vocational Training
    • VIII. Domestic Relations
    • IX. Industrial History
    • X. Economic Conditions
    • XI. Interests, Leisure, Companions, and Church Attendance
    • XII. Ambitions, Frustrations, Maturation
    • XIII. Military Experience
    • XIV. Delinquency in Childhood: Criminality in Adulthood
    • XV. Penocorrectional Experiences
  • Part III. “The Past Is Prologue”
    • XVI. Theoretical Implications
    • XVII. Some Practical Implications
  • Appendix A. The Case of Henry W
  • Appendix B. Comparison of Delinquents and Nondelinquents of Unraveling with Foliow-Up Sample
  • Appendix C. Classification of Crimes in Order of Seriousness
  • Index

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