NCJ Number
6515
Date Published
1972
Length
82 pages
Annotation
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOLS, ANALYSIS OF SOCIALIZATION PROCESSES, PROSPECTS FOR PREVENTIVE ACTION, AND PROPOSALS FOR BETTER ADJUSTMENT.
Abstract
THE TEXT PRESENTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON CRIME PROBLEMS INVESTIGATES THE SCHOOL'S POSITION IN SOCIALLY INTEGRATING THE CHILD AND PROVIDING A STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT. STUDIES FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES REVEAL CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO DELINQUENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOLS APT TO CAUSE DELINQUENCY. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS ARE DISCUSSED IN A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK TO POINT UP IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD. MAIN RESEARCH METHODS AND EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED. A MODEL FROM LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY IS APPLIED TO SOCIALIZATION AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS OF JUVENILE BEHAVIOR AS LEARNING, ADJUSTMENT AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY INCLUDING EARLY DETECTION OF LEARNING DISORDERS, ORGANIC DEFECTS, AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. THE CONCLUSION FOCUSES UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND PRESENTS CRITERIA FOR A SOUND RESEARCH PROGRAM. NUMEROUS REFERENCES AND STUDIES ARE CITED.