Inter-Agency Referral of Resistive Clients as Seen in a Study of Fifty Cases Referred From the New York City Youth Board to Catholic Charities of Brooklyn Queens County Family Division, 1955-1956
Abstract
One hears more and more talk today of juvenile delinquency. We also hear of adult delinquency. We hear of the delinquency of peoples in other countries as well as within our own country. Books are written and papers are published on this subject. But how many people really understand the term "delinquency"? The juvenile delinquent is probably best defined as "that child who comes into contact with the official law enforcement agency because of an alleged act of delinquency" .1 However, such a specific definition excludes those children whose behavior is such that it might be construed as delinquent under the status but who have not yet come into contact with the law. It also excludes those children whose behavior is such that it might well be termed delinquency, even though not so constituted legally, because of the particular standards of individuals or groups viewing the behavior. Using this definition the New York City Youth Board, which is partly the subject of this study, comes into contact with both the delinquent and the non-delinquent child since many children referred to it are evidencing behavior which does not legally classify them as delinquent.
Subject Area
Law|Law enforcement|Social work
Recommended Citation
Perrucci, Louis Joseph, "Inter-Agency Referral of Resistive Clients as Seen in a Study of Fifty Cases Referred From the New York City Youth Board to Catholic Charities of Brooklyn Queens County Family Division, 1955-1956" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30509586.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30509586
