delinquency

Scope Note

Incidence of petty delinquency (e.g., hoodlums and vandalism, inveterate gambling, sex delinquency, nonsupport); prevalence, causes, and types of juvenile delinquency; attitudes toward and methods of dealing with petty and juvenile delinquents; special institutions (e.g., reformatories, houses of correction); etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 730 social problems

Related Terms

• 273 alcoholic beverages
• 461 labor and leisure
• 525 gambling
• 548 illegal entertainment
• 579 brawls, riots, and banditry
• 674 crime
• 677 organized crime
• 689 social offenses
• 697 prisons and jails
• 698 special courts
• 733 alcoholism and drug addiction
• 836 premarital sex relations
• 839 miscellaneous sex behavior
• 857 childhood activities
• 883 adolescent activities