posted on 2023-08-03, 16:56authored byArthur I. Kassoff
Heterogeneity of adolescent delinquents. Each year the courts commit to various institutions throughout the country a large number of adolescents who have been convicted of violating some law. These youths have all been legally adjudged "delinquent" by society because they have broken one of its statutes. This legal fact is one of the few characteristics that these youths have in common.