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A Study of Male Juvenile Delinquents
Author(s) -
H HARTELIUS
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1965.tb04966.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , citation , juvenile , psychology , criminology , computer science , library science , biology , genetics
The failure of many young people to adjust themselves to society constitutes one of the most pressing social problems in western Europe today. In Sweden such maladjustment is the subject of heated debate in which the government, the general public, the press and various specialist groups all take part. It is often claimed that we have ipsufficient knowledge of the factors producing social maladjustment and that 'a more scientific approach is necessary if we are to deal with this phenomenon in a constructive manner. In this study the author has subjected a small section of the vast research area involved to prolonged and extensive examination. 001