William I Thomas

The Unadjusted Girl William I Thomas

Modern psychology is throwing so much light upon human behavior that concerning delinquency one can-not do better than follow the teaching of Spinoza, "Neither condemn nor ridicule but try to understand." Such an attitude led to the establishment of the first mental clinic in connection with a court, where Doctor William Healy revealed astonishing facts regarding causes and cures of delinquency; such an attitude led to this sociological study of delinquency.