Originally published in 1922, Juvenile Delinquency was written while the author was Director of the Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research. He believed that juvenile delinquency could be prevented and therefore a large part of adult criminality could be eradicated. He states in the preface that the book does not tell you how this will be achieved: ‘It contains no cut and dried solution. But … it may help advertise the fact that there is a small body of people who think they see a ray of light in the darkness. …’. Today it can be read in its historical context.
This book is a re-issue originally published in 1922. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
1. The Problem of Delinquency 2. The Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research 3. The Psychopathic Child 4. The Actual Work of the Bureau 5. Physical Condition of Delinquents 6. Results 7. The Eradication of Delinquency 8. The Problem of Congenital Syphilis 9. The Schools’ Opportunity to Prevent Delinquency 10. Conclusion and Résumé.
Biography
Henry Herbert Goddard (1866–1957) was an American psychologist, eugenicist and segregationist. He helped develop the new topic of clinical psychology and in 1911 helped to write the first US law requiring that blind, deaf and intellectually disabled children be provided special education within public school systems. In 1914 he became the first American psychologist to testify in court that subnormal intelligence should limit the criminal responsibility of defendants. He devoted the later part of his career to seeking improvements in education, reforming environmental influences in childhood, and publicizing better child-rearing practices.
