Juvenile DelinquencyCHAPTER Ithe problem op delinquencyA bit of wisdom usually attributed to Solomon is expressed in the phrase: " Spare the rod and spoil the child/9 or in the language of the King James version: "He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chas-teneth him betimes/7 A maxim probably expressing the most common attitude of adults toward children and their misdemeanors. If a child offends he must be punished, and the older the child the severer the punishment, because of his greater responsibility. Studies of the history of punishment show that the idea of inquiring into the responsibility of the offender is an extremely modern notion. Though we have outgrown the idea that insane adults are possessed of devils, we in practice still hold children who do wrong are "possessed" and the demon can only be exorcised by dras-Table of Contents CONTENTS; CHAPTER I The Problem op Delinquency 1; CHAPTER II The Ohio Bureau op Juvenile Research 13; CHAPTER III The Psychopathic Child 27; CHAPTER IV The Actual Work of the Bureau 49; CHAPTER V Physical Condition op Delinquents 57; CHAPTER VI Results 67; CHAPTER VII The Eradication op Delinquency 86; CHAPTER VIII The Problem op Congenital Syphilis 103; CHAPTER IX The Schools' Opportunity to Prevent Delinquency 109; CHAPTER X Conclusion and Résumé 119About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.