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DELINQUENCY AND CRIME

NCJ Number
18099
Author(s)
H BOYLE
Editor(s)
A J BURNES
Date Published
1969
Length
61 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES THE CONDITIONS WHICH INDUCE A YOUNG PERSON TO COMMIT A CRIME, SUCH AS FAMILY AND PERSONALITY PROBLEMS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES, AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS COUNSELING EXPERIENCE AND THE YOUTHS HE ENCOUNTERS AT A YOUTH DETENTION CENTER.