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Behavioral Science Influences On Legislation: The Case Of Delinquency Prevention, Albert S. Alissi
Behavioral Science Influences On Legislation: The Case Of Delinquency Prevention, Albert S. Alissi
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
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This paper will discuss some of the issues and problems which arise in the field of delinquency prevention where there is over-riding public interest and concern and calls for action to prevent delinquency, but where the problem is elusive and where the variables are not easily isolated and controlled through experimental procedures. What, in fact, constitutes the body of knowledge in the field? What uses can be made of behavioral science materials where there has been little or no experimental successes, or data upon which to build action programs? What credence should be given to …
Perspective On Youthful Deviance: Implications For Social Policies, Albert S. Alissi
Perspective On Youthful Deviance: Implications For Social Policies, Albert S. Alissi
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
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The way a society deals with its younger deviants reflects the place assigned to youth in hat society. In his famous study of European family life, Phillippe Aries pointed out that for centuries children shared the same status as adults and were mixed with adults as soon as they were weaned from their mothers at about the age of seven. And so it was possible that in England in 1801, a child of thirteen was hanged for stealing a spoon. A girl of seven was publicly hanged in 1808 and a boy of nine was …