The Social Background of Delinquency

Pearl Jephcott, Michael P. Carter

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Routledge
25 April 2023

Social issues & processes; Social classes; Sociology: family & relationships; Juvenile offenders

Series: Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott

Written in 1954 and published here for the first time, The Social Background of Delinquency deals with the social climate in which juvenile delinquency crops up time after time. It examines ‘bad’ behaviour among people who could otherwise be classed as ‘normal’ members of ordinary English society. It attempts to explore certain aspects of the sub-cultures within respectable society which appear to breed behaviour officially classed as ‘delinquent’. The research is based on a working-class town in the Midlands with a high proportion of miners and observes a pair of similar streets in five areas of the town. Each pair of streets containing one delinquency-free and one with a history of trouble. Not content with a mere survey, the research design is multifaceted and includes ethnographic observations, key informant interviews, personal history analyses and 'the playroom method' explicitly designed to ascertain children's views. The findings are reported here and represent a snapshot of life in the 1950s.

By: Pearl Jephcott
Contributions by: Michael P. Carter
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9781032375564
ISBN 10: 1032375566
Series: Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 25 April 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

New Foreword John Goodwin. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1: The Object of the Research. Part 2: The Selected Town – Radby. Part 3: The Field of Study. A. Method. B. Facts Relating to the Five Delinquency Areas. C. Pilot Survey. D. Dyke Street and Gladstone Road – A Comparison. E. Carnation Street Area and the Knoll Estate. Introduction to the 5-point Scale Range. F. The 5-point Scale Range of Households. Part 4: Conclusions. Part 5: Appendices. A. Children’s Paintings and Writings. B. Interviewing Schedule. C. Map of Radby.

Pearl Jephcott (1900-1980) was based at the University of Nottingham at the time of writing in 1954.

Reviews for The Social Background of Delinquency

From the New Foreword: The Social Background of Delinquency is more than a simple study of delinquency. It is a rich, detailed study of a diachronic whole that deserves recognition.