[Review of the book 660 runaway boys: Why boys desert their homes

Abstract

Reviews the book, 660 runaway boys: Why boys desert their homes by Clairette P. Armstrong (1932). This study, by the psychologist of the Children's Court, New York City, of a group of boys charged with deserting their homes is a very interesting and valuable statistical study of a special group of delinquents. Cases taken in sequence from the files of the clinics in Manhattan and Brooklyn mostly between the years 1926-1930 constitute the group. In the many statistical studies this group is compared with smaller groups of "incorrigible" and "unlawful entry" delinquents and non-delinquent public school children all studied by the author, as well as with other groups of delinquents reported in the literature. Two factors in the etiology of running away are brought into strong relief in this study. First is the part played by the home and the second is that of the school. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)