Citation

Mcginnis JE. Calif. Med. 1953; 78(4): 299-302.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1953, California Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

13042664

PMCID

PMC1521813

Abstract

From observation of some 1,000 women who were committed to a California correctional institution because of felonious offense it was concluded that:1. Delinquency results from certain identifiable factors, particularly basic defects in early family relationships, various aberrant psychological states including many forms of mental illness; physical illness or injuries, particularly those producing brain damage and resulting in abnormal psychological conditions; general environmental factors, and specific environmental factors.2. Certain personality-types and certain life-environmental situations appear to be associated with certain patterns of offenses.3. Correction and rehabilitation may be achieved to a greater degree as correctional institution treatment programs are increasingly implemented with psychiatric personnel, and as increased guidance and support are made available through parole divisions.

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