Current Publications Received

The data presented show that a relationship exists between juvenile delinquency and adult crime on the one hand, and social and economic class on the other. However, the reviewer believes that the conclusion that juvenile delinquency and petty adult crime are not determined by race or nationality group but by the social and economic class is unwarranted. A more justifiable conclusion would be that a number of factors such as race and nationality, illiteracy, subnormal characteristics, physical and mental qualities, and the concentration of the foreign-born in the crowded districts of the city are all contributing factors. It is difficult to select a single determining factor.