Group Sentiment and Delinquency

" But, unfortunately or otherwise, the community I was born into was a small one at variance with the larger community containing it. In obeying the laws of the criminal quarter, I incurred the disapproval of the law courts. "(1) This neglected sociological factor is obviously of the greatest importance for any proper understanding of delinquency. That crime is greater in some districts than in others has been frequently brought out in local investigations^), and in accounting for this, social workers who have acquired an intimate understanding of the local life generally lay much stress upon the lower moral tone in the high crime-rate districts. This does not