Review of Can delinquency be measured?

Abstract

Reviews the book, Can delinquency be measured? by Sophia M. Robinson (1936). The author of this book is in charge of the Division of Neighborhood Statistics of the Welfare Council of New York City. The four-year study presented here was a joint project of the Department of Sociology of Columbia University and the Research Bureau of the Welfare Council. Delinquency is not invariably brought to public attention and is composed of many types of behavior deviation; accordingly it is not well reflected by official figures. Dr. Robinson's study attempts to find a true method of indicating juvenile delinquency and also the characteristics of delinquent children. The author needs to establish the importance of delinquency which goes unmeasured, for adult crime is apparently linked, not with delinquency per se, but with juvenile court and agency report which affect the child's sense of 'belongness' especially where institutionalization follows. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)