The Unmarried Mother in a Closed Shelter: A Survey of the Unique Program Operated by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Unwed Mothers, Adjudicated Delinquent Aged 12–21, at St. Gerard’s Residence, 337 East 17th Street, New York City, 1955–1960
Abstract
Background of the Study. Today, the names "sinner”, or "errant sheep” are not used as widely as "delinquent", "offender", "disturbed”, etc.; but the person behind the name, whatever it be, follows much the same pattern, and suffers the same anguish. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd have met hundreds of thousands of juvenile delinquents, and the story seems ever the same. Outward symptoms and circumstances may vary, but underneath you find confused, insecure, rejected young girls looking out on the world through frightened, anxious eyes.
Subject Area
Social work|Social research|Social studies education|Criminology
Recommended Citation
Hannon, Sister Mary of St. Celestine, "The Unmarried Mother in a Closed Shelter: A Survey of the Unique Program Operated by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Unwed Mothers, Adjudicated Delinquent Aged 12–21, at St. Gerard’s Residence, 337 East 17th Street, New York City, 1955–1960" (1960). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30724966.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30724966
