Juvenile Delinquency in Buffalo and its Prevention

This study had its beginning in 1934 with a survey on juvenile delinquency, a problem Which has been perplexing parents, welfare and religious workers for years. In spite of enormous costs, the most important aspect of the problem is its manifestations inasmuch as delinquent-mindedness is often thought to be the product of one 's environment. Since a clinical study of the individual delinquent was not possible, this study is concerned with the relative degree of change, if any, among the given factors in general and juvenile delinquency in particular as tracted in 1934; what is being done about the problem wherever it is revealed; what is being done to prevent the problem and what more can be done in the light of present machinery. It is to be noted that reference is made to Tract 14 only because it is the center of the slum area and rates highest in all unfavorable factors. But all of these factors exist to almost the same degree in peripheral tracts with constituency of other racial and ethnic groups. And although delinquents are found in each residential tract, the rate is highest where the unfavorable social factors are most concentrated. In spite of the milieu in which they find themselves, the trend among colored children is noteworthy and itself warrants investigation

Biology · Criminology · Juvenile · Juvenile delinquency · Ecology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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