Chapter 7 summary
John Doe Chapter 4
CRJU 4901 Professor Brooks August 19, 2019
Doe 1
What I’ve Learned
1. Negro boys were brought before the courts more often than Negro girls.
2. Negro boys and girls were younger in comparison to white boys and girls.
3. Delinquency rates were higher for Negro boys and girls than white boys and girls.
4. Negro boys were more prone to commit larceny and burglary.
5. Negro girls were apprehended for incorrigibility and disorderly conduct.
6. Negro delinquency fluctuated throughout the country.
7. Negro youth delinquency was associated with the breakdown of Negro families.
8. Only 67 of 176 Negro delinquents came from dual parent homes in 1929.
9. Boys as young as eleven and twelve were apprehended for gang involvement.
10. Delinquency is closely tied with the organization of the community.
11. The vicious environment could be offset by family.
12. Negro families that achieve economic security escape to more stable areas.
13. Negro families that lived farthest away from the city had more stable lives.
14. The physical decay of surroundings caused Negro families to be torn apart.
15. Children from broken families easily drifted into delinquency.
16. The lack of recreational facilities contributed to the lesser crimes.
17. Boys charged with selling on the streets indicated poverty of their families.
18. The delinquent behavior of girls represented their expected role in life.
19. Mothers forced to bear the full load of the family caused delinquency in youth.
20. Authorities often had no choice but to deliver Negro youth to the courts.
Doe 2
What I’ve Learned
21. Negro boys were brought before the courts more often than Negro girls.
22. Negro boys and girls were younger in comparison to white boys and girls.
23. Delinquency rates were higher for Negro boys and girls than white boys and girls.
24. Negro boys were more prone to commit larceny and burglary.
25. Negro girls were apprehended for incorrigibility and disorderly conduct.
26. Negro delinquency fluctuated throughout the country.
27. Negro youth delinquency was associated with the breakdown of Negro families.
28. Only 67 of 176 Negro delinquents came from dual parent homes in 1929.
29. Boys as young as eleven and twelve were apprehended for gang involvement.
30. Delinquency is closely tied with the organization of the community.
31. The vicious environment could be offset by family.
32. Negro families that achieve economic security escape to more stable areas.
33. Negro families that lived farthest away from the city had more stable lives.
34. The physical decay of surroundings caused Negro families to be torn apart.
35. Children from broken families easily drifted into delinquency.
36. The lack of recreational facilities contributed to the lesser crimes.
37. Boys charged with selling on the streets indicated poverty of their families.
38. The delinquent behavior of girls represented their expected role in life.
39. Mothers forced to bear the full load of the family caused delinquency in youth.
40. Authorities often had no choice but to deliver Negro youth to the courts.
Doe 3
What I’ve Learned
41. Negro boys were brought before the courts more often than Negro girls.
42. Negro boys and girls were younger in comparison to white boys and girls.
43. Delinquency rates were higher for Negro boys and girls than white boys and girls.
44. Negro boys were more prone to commit larceny and burglary.
45. Negro girls were apprehended for incorrigibility and disorderly conduct.
46. Negro delinquency fluctuated throughout the country.
47. Negro youth delinquency was associated with the breakdown of Negro families.
48. Only 67 of 176 Negro delinquents came from dual parent homes in 1929.
49. Boys as young as eleven and twelve were apprehended for gang involvement.
50. Delinquency is closely tied with the organization of the community.
51. The vicious environment could be offset by family.
52. Negro families that achieve economic security escape to more stable areas.
53. Negro families that lived farthest away from the city had more stable lives.
54. The physical decay of surroundings caused Negro families to be torn apart.
55. Children from broken families easily drifted into delinquency.
56. The lack of recreational facilities contributed to the lesser crimes.
57. Boys charged with selling on the streets indicated poverty of their families.
58. The delinquent behavior of girls represented their expected role in life.
59. Mothers forced to bear the full load of the family caused delinquency in youth.
60. Authorities often had no choice but to deliver Negro youth to the courts.