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Can Delinquency Be Measured? (Studies of the Research Bureau of the Welfare Council, No. 12)
by Robison, Sophia Moses
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Documents the conduct & results of a pioneering study of juvenile delinquency in New York City in 1930, comparing results across neighborhoods, boroughs, gender, race, parental immigrant status, & religion. Vol 12 in the "Studies of the Research Bureau of the Welfare Council" series, this work represents a pioneering attempt to empirically measure & qualitatively describe the extent of juvenile delinquency in various neighborhoods in New York City in the early 1930s, when the concept was still being defined. In 277 pages with Index & Appendices in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1936, this hardcover 8vo has deep blue-purple cloth-covered boards stamped with publisher's mark to center front & crisp gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by mild sunning to upper extremities. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with just a hint of tanning, heavier to edges, & offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked. NO DJ. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023344
- Title
- Can Delinquency Be Measured? (Studies of the Research Bureau of the Welfare Council, No. 12)
- Author
- Robison, Sophia Moses
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- juvenile delinquency delinquent crime criminal violence measurement quantify studies research thirties 1930s new york city boroughs neighborhoods welfare children child social work
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness; Urban/Rural/Regional Studies;
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