﻿Table of Contents 



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Chapter I. Introduction 5 



1. Subject-Matter 5 



2. Gary the City 7 



3. The Population of Gary 18 



Chapter II. Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Crime 36 



1. Statement of the Question 36 



2. Definitions 39 



3. Description of Groups Selected for Study 41 



4. Description of Method Used 45 



Chapter III. Certain Associations of Juvenile Delinquency 50 



A. General Considerations — 



1. Proportions by Race or Nationality 50 



2. Kinds of Offenses 50 



3. Disposition of Cases 52 



4. Repetition of Offense 53 



B. Individual Considerations — 



5. Age 53 



6. Sex . . 55 



7. Abnormality 56 



C. Cosmic Considerations — 



8. Seasonal Delinquency 56 



D. Social Considerations — 



9. Maladjustment 57 



10. Association in Delinquency 57 



11. Geographical Distribution 58 



12. Church Affiliation 59 



13. Home Conditions 60 



14. Home Conditions — Housing 61 



15. Home Conditions — Family Life 62 



16. Industrial Status 66 



Chapter IV. Certain Associations of Adult Crime 68 



Section I — 



A. General Considerations — 



1. Proportions by Race or Nationality 68 



2. Kinds of Offenses 68 



3. Disposition of Cases 74 



B. Individual Considerations — 



4. Age 76 



5. Sex . 77 



6. Civil Condition 78 



7. Illiteracy 79 



8. Height and Weight 81 



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