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most favorable relations between the American a ad Old Immigra- 

 tion cases and their environment. 



A comparison of the disposition of cases in Gary with that of 

 cases in the states of Massachusetts and Illinois, and the cities 

 of Chicago and Detroit shows no special peculiarity in the dis- 

 position of cases in Gary. 



4. Repetitiox t of Offexse" 



In this study of juvenile delinquency complete records of 

 delinquent childrea could not be obtained previous to the time 

 of reside nee of these children in Gary. Since none of these 

 children could have lived in Gary for more than eight years 

 (1906 to 1914) and since most of them have lived there for a 

 much shorter time, the proportion of old offenders given here 

 must be somewhat too low. 



Classifying all the cases as to first offenders, old offenders, 

 and offenders with a previous institutional record, the New 

 Immigration shows the highest relative proportion of old offenders 

 followed in order by the Old Immigration and the Americans — 

 the Colored showing no cases of old offenders. The New Immi- 

 gration alone shows any cases having a previous institutional 

 record. That is, the treatment prescribed for the cases of the 

 New Immigration is much more likely to be unsuccessful than 

 that for the American and Old Immigration cases. 



For all cases of all races or nationalities, 18.6 per cent are old 

 offenders, a comparatively low proportion a,s compared with 

 other communities. 8 



B. Individual Considerations 



5. Age 9 



In juvenile delinquency there exists a direct relation between 

 both age and amount of delinquency, and age and kind of offense. 



In this study of juvenile delinquency in Gary, the Americans 

 show the greatest number of cases 14 years of age; the Colored 

 equal numbers 12 and 15 years of age; all the Old Immigration 

 , cases are 10 to 14 years inclusive; and the New Immigratioi 

 shows the greatest number of cases 9 to 12 years inclusive. That 

 is, the cases of the New Immigration are the youngest of all. 



7 Original tables, pp. 13-15. See Preface of this study. 

 ^Breckenridge and Abbott. 



9 Original tables, pp. 15-19. See Preface to this study. 



