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cooperating to commit the same act. In this study almost equal 

 numbers of larceny cases show individuals of the same race 

 or nationality and individuals of different race or nationality 

 engaged in the same offense. Where two or more race or nation- 

 ality units are represented in the same act, they are not such as 

 are especially bound together by ties of friendship in their coun- 

 tries of origin, as, for example, Austrian, Servian, Croatian. 



In cases of gambling or operating a gambling-house, there is 

 opportunity for a great many persons to be involved. In these 

 offenses, equal numbers of cases are shown in which individuals 

 belong to the same race or nationality, and to different races or 

 nationalities. In cases where more than one race or nationality 

 is represented, the individuals in some instances belong to races 

 or nationalities where there is no special antagonism in the 

 countries of origin , and in some instances to races or nationalities 

 where there are many causes of bitterness in the countries of 

 origin. 



In the offenses of malicious destruction of property and 

 malicious trespass, information as to complicity is given in 4 

 cases. In each of these cases the persons involved belong to the 

 same race or nationality. In these cases the offense is oftentimes 

 committed by members of the same household group (as, for 

 example, trespassing on the railroad to get coal) where usually 

 the persons belong to the same race or nationality whether because 

 of ties of blood or because of friendship. 



In all of the cases of riot except one the persons involved 

 belong to the same race or nationality. The one case where they 

 do not belong to the same race or nationality shows that likeness 

 of race or nationality is not an essential factor in this offense. 



In highway robbery, equal numbers of cases show individuals 

 belonging to the same race or nationality and to different races 

 or nationalities, and when members belong to different races or 

 nationalities, the races or nationalities represented are not such 

 as are closely bound together in the countries of origin. 



In adulteiy, almost half the cases show individuals of different 

 races or nationalities, and in those cases between men and women 

 of different races or nationalities the races or nationalities repre- 

 sented are in some instances thos'e in which there are special 

 antagonisms in the countries of origin and sometimes not. 



In the cases of prostitution, an almost equal number of cases 

 show individuals belonging to the same race or nationality and to 

 diffeient races or nationalities. The women in the same house at 



