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By JAMES F. SHORT, JR. and FRED L. STRODTBECK

"Group Process and Gang Delinquency" delves into the intricate dynamics of group behavior and its impact on gang involvement. This comprehensive study explores how social processes within groups can influence individuals to participate in delinquent activities, specifically within the context of gangs. By examining various theories and research findings, the book sheds light on the underlying mechanisms that drive individuals to join gangs and engage in criminal behaviors. A must-read for academics, researchers, and policymakers seeking a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between group dynamics and gang delinquency.

CHICAGO AND LONDON. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS. 1965. 322p.

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By H. ASHLEY WEEKS, with a foreword by ERNEST W. BURGESS, and Commentaries by WELLMAN J. WARNER, G. HOWLAND SHAW, RICHARD L. JENKINS and WALTER RECKLESS

In "Youthful Offenders at Highfields," delve into a comprehensive exploration of the impact of short-term treatment on delinquent boys at Highfields, a renowned facility for young offenders. This meticulously researched evaluation sheds light on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at rehabilitating troubled adolescents. Through in-depth analysis and compelling case studies, this book offers valuable insights into the challenges and successes of addressing juvenile delinquency. A must-read for policymakers, practitioners, and academics interested in juvenile justice and rehabilitation.

Ann Arbor Paperbacks. The University of Michigan Press. 1963. 234p.

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Vicki L. Agee

FROM THE PREFACE: ‘This book is designed for youth workers and those who intend to be youth workers. The term youth workers is deliberately vague, since this career is chosen by people of extremely varied backgrounds, experience, and education, and so it should be. The job is too significant to our society's future to allow one category of professional or paraprofessional to be labeled as the experts and the rest as the followers. This book is for those who face daily the enormous problems of extremely disturbed youths. This includes those working in mental health, youth corrections, social services, education, law enforcement, etc. This does not mean that anyone can be a youth worker. In fact, it is the author's opinion that the percentage of potential human services workers who have the abilities and skills necessary to work successfully with troubled youth is small. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss some of the personality characteristics necessary for quality performance…”

Lexington Books. D.C. Heath and Company Lexington, Massachusetts. 19679. 176p.

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By Clemens Bartollas, Stuart J. Miller, and Simon Dinitz

Juvenile Victimization: The Institutional Paradox delves into the intricate relationship between juveniles and the institutions meant to protect them. Author explores how these very institutions intended to provide safety often fall short, perpetuating a cycle of victimization. Through meticulous research and compelling narratives, this book sheds light on the systemic issues that leave juveniles vulnerable, challenging readers to rethink the current framework. A thought-provoking and insightful read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of juvenile victimization and the institutional paradox that surrounds it.

NY. Sage. 1976. 327p

By Marvin E. Wolfgang

From Chapter 2: “Trying to unravel the skein of complexity called youth is itself a diffi- cult task. T o understand the meaning of violence, a most elusive and generic term, is equally challenging. To describe the combined concepts is acompounded problem. Even the best of our efforts to understand or to control the relationship between youth and violence is fraught with speculation. But to this imperfect description we still grope for ways to treat, process, handle, and control the youth who are violent or appear headed for violent behavior. Among the problems involved in this combined analysis is the ab. sence of sufficient and valid kinds of scientific data. Operational defini- tions of youth violence are not clear, rigorous, or precise except in official police and juvenile court statistics, and these are subject to sam- pling bias and other limits ontheir validity.”

Social and Rehabilitation Service, Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration. 1970. 95p.

Edited By Myra E. Alexander.

From the Introduction: “…Knowing that many participants from other countries have similar interests, it was decided to prepare this document on new and promising measures found in the United States with reference to the last three topics on the 1965 United Nations Congress agenda, namely:

• Measures to combat recidivism (with particular reference to adverse conditions of detention pending trial and inequality in the Administration of Justice.)

• Probation (especially adult probation) and other noninstitutional measures.

• Social preventive and treatment measures for young adults”

Printed as part of the vocational training course in printing at the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc, California. Prepared For Third United Nations Congress On The Prevention Of Crime And Treatment Of Offenders. 1965. 81p. CONTAINS MARK-UP

By William Healy, M.D. And Augusta F. Bronner

From the Preface: “The opportunity which the Institute of Human Relations of Yale University offered us forgaining new light on delin- quency its fundamental causes and better treatment- -met a ready response on our part. In spite of the many studies of delinquency already produced, it is certain that various aspects of the subject need much more illumination. In re porting the research conducted for the Institute we above all wish to make clear the fact that we have won for ourselves, and we hope for others, some clearer understandings upon which to base more effective procedures with the juvenile de linquent. With the widening of horizons some exceedingly practical issues have been forced into sharper focus.”

WESTPORT. CONNECTICUT. GREENWOOD PRESS. 1936. 233p.

Edited by: K. R. Eissler

From the introduction: “When his educational team was rebuilt after World War II, Aichhorn emerged not only as Vorstand but also as President of the re-established Psychoanalytic Society in Vienna. During the decade in which his own action was submerged and interrupted, his work continued everywhere on a world-wide scale. His book, Wayward Youth has become a kind of gospel and his papers the epistles to everyone whose work with juvenile delinquency was oriented to the psychological theories and methods Aichhorn h a ddevel- oped. Yet his popularity remained restricted to the circles of psychoanalysts and of social workers. Therefore the volume presented here has a twofold aim: first, to give Aichhorn the satisfaction that his work has ripened in science and practice everywhere, secondly, to expand and enhance ever further the popularity of his work. Psychoanalysis has become - whether accepted or debated - one of the main theoretical and practical bases of all professions dealing with human personality. ..”

USA. International Universities Press, Inc. 1949. 441p. CONTAINS MARK-UP

By Board Of Corrections

“Recent years have brought an increased impetus to thinking about typologies of criminals and delinquents. Of the many forces contrib- uting to this development, two stand out. The first has come with the switch from custody to treatment emphasis in handling offenders along with the disappointments regarding the total effectiveness of some attempted treatment programs.”

Board Of Corrections. State Of California. Monograph No. 2. July 1961. 46p.

By .J Robert Weber and Carson Custer.

“A curious feature of the literature on youth involvement is that most of it is an exhortation to involve youth and very little deals with description of actual practice or an evaluation of the effectiveness of youth involvement in relation to goal achievement. It is almost as if youth ought to participate because it would be "good" for them. Sometimes it is implied that youth involvement would be "good" for adults. At other times youth involvement sounds like a strategy to shift decision-making power in such a manner that would enhance the writer's viewpoint.

Information Review on Crime and Delinquency. NCCD Vol.1. No.9. 1969. 39p.