CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS AND DELINQUENCY,

Abstract

From an intensive examination of 100 randomly selected files of individuals who had been committed to the State Training School for Boys, Redwing, Minnesota during the period of 1954-57 subjects were classified as representing one of the four principal systems or modes of conceptual functioning posited by Harvey, Hunt and Schroder (1961). It was found that System 2 individuals, those with the more negative attitudes toward authority and its representatives, comprised almost 50% of the boys that had been committed only once while they comprised 65% of the recidivists. Possible changes in the training programs for improved rehabilitation of System 2 individuals was briefly suggested. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0417998

Entities

People

  • Edward H. Juers

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continents
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Geographic Regions
  • Minnesota
  • North America
  • Rehabilitation
  • Social Problems
  • Social Sciences
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design