| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/26/2 |
| Title | Juvenile Delinquency |
| Date | 1941 - 1953 |
| Description | Agendas for conferences on 'Juvenile Delinquency' and invitations to attend conferences including:
'Conference on the Scientific Study of Juvenile Delinquency'
'The Amusement of Youth in War-Time, and the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency as it concerns Amusement Arcades'
Theatre programme for a production of 'Pick-Up Girl' at the New Lindsey Theatre Club, London [1940s]
Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT) and members of the NUWT branches regarding an increase in juvenile delinquency (1941)
Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), members of the NUWT, the Women's Freedom League, the Magistrates Association, and the Lord Chancellor's Office regarding:
The constitution of Juvenile Courts and rules at the time which meant that if no man was present to serve on the court then the case would be postponed, 1944 - 1953. This also includes related press cuttings and reports
Information on criminal statistics
Recommendations from the NUWT with regards to 'Juvenile Delinquency'
Press cuttings regarding a variety of subjects related to 'Juvenile Delinquency' including:
The Constitution of Juvenile Courts and rules which mean a court could not be made up of only women judges
Rates of 'Juvenile Delinquency'
Debate over where the responsibility for 'Juvenile Delinquency' is held i.e. parents or teachers
Rates of truancy
Measure to deal with 'juvenile delinquency'
'Immorality' in young people during the war for example, concerns over 'acts of impropriety' taking place in air raid shelters and young girls 'throwing themselves' at American soldiers
Links between evacuation and 'juvenile delinquency'
Extracts from Hansard on questions raised about juvenile offenders
'The School in the Fight Against Delinquency', article in 'The School Government Chronicle', March 1950 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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