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The Jack-Roller : A Delinquent Boy's Own Story (Phoenix Books)
The JackRoller A Delinquent Boy's Own Story - Phoenix Books
Author: Clifford R. Shaw
Vivid, authentic, this is the autobiography of a delinquent--his experiences, influences, attitudes, and values. The Jack-Roller helped to establish the life-history or "own story" as an important instrument of sociological research. The book remains as relevant today to the study and treatment of juvenile delinquency and maladjustment as...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226751269
ISBN-10: 0226751260
Publication Date: 12/15/1966
Pages: 225
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Copyright 1930. Paperback edition 1968.
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This is a wonderful memoir of a troubled boy, it is a classic among criminologists and psychologists and it paves the way for juvenile deliquency research. Very compelling story.


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