Abstract

THE inquiry carried out by Dr. East and his collaborators on Borstal boys is by far the most important official study of its subject, and appears at an opportune moment when the general public in Great Britain is much exercised over the alleged increase of delinquency among older lads. It carries forward, and in the main confirms, the earlier studies made of young delinquents of school age. The Adolescent Criminal. A Medico-Sociological Study of 4,000 Male Adolescents Dr. W. Norwood East, in collaboration with Dr. Percy Stocks and H. T. P. Young. Pp. xi + 327. (London: J. and A. Churchill, Ltd., 1942.) 45s.

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