1st Edition

The Social Background of Delinquency

By Pearl Jephcott Copyright 2022
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

Written in 1954 and published here for the first time, The Social Background of Delinquency deals with the social climate in which juvenile delinquency crops up time after time. It examines ‘bad’ behaviour among people who could otherwise be classed as ‘normal’ members of ordinary English society. It attempts to explore certain aspects of the sub-cultures within respectable society which... Read more

New Foreword John Goodwin.  Foreword.  Introduction.  Part 1: The Object of the Research.  Part 2: The Selected Town – Radby.  Part 3: The Field of Study.  A. Method.  B. Facts Relating to the Five Delinquency Areas.  C. Pilot Survey.  D. Dyke Street and Gladstone Road – A Comparison.  E. Carnation Street Area and the Knoll Estate. Introduction to the 5-point Scale Range.  F. The 5-point Scale Range of Households.  Part 4: Conclusions.  Part 5: Appendices.  A. Children’s Paintings and Writings.  B. Interviewing Schedule.  C. Map of Radby.

Biography

Pearl Jephcott (1900-1980) was based at the University of Nottingham at the time of writing in 1954.

From the New Foreword: "The Social Background of Delinquency is more than a simple study of delinquency. It is a rich, detailed study of a diachronic whole that deserves recognition."