DELINQUENTS IN THE ARMY
| Autor: | Alexander J. N. Schneider, Cyrus W. Lagrone |
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| Rok vydání: | 1945 |
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| Zdroj: | American Journal of Psychiatry. 102:82-91 |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 0002-953X |
| DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.102.1.82 |
| Popis: | There are a number of selective factors which have operated in determining the group character of the army delinquents with which the present investigation deals. Some of these selective factors have been mentioned; others are easily inferred. Within the limits of the group studied, the following conclusions are drawn: 1. The majority of army delinquents were delinquent prior to entering the army. In about three-fourths of the cases, delinquency in the army seems to be either a continuation of prior delinquent patterns or to arise from predisposing conditions within the person which are simply evoked while in the army. 2. Approximately one-fourth of the group had not been in trouble prior to entering the army and their histories showed no indication that would point toward subsequent delinquency. 3. Most army delinquents are sent to the rehabilitation center for offenses of a military nature; and the military offense in which there is the greatest recidivism is AWOL. 4. Most army delinquents did not recei... |
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