| The influence of the moral standards of
the home is evident. If there is' no recognition of the difference {{U}}(71)
{{/U}} right and wrong, it is hard for the child to acquire the qualities
which are necessary {{U}}(72) {{/U}} good citizenship. Unwise discipline
is, almost equally obvious, {{U}}(73) {{/U}} factor often found in the
background of the young offender. But important {{U}}(74) {{/U}} these two factors are, they do not cover the whole field. The experience of those who work with juvenile delinquents has shown us {{U}}(75) {{/U}} greatly behavior is influenced by the emotional relationships within the family circle. The extent to which {{U}}(76) {{/U}} is affection between the {{U}}(77) {{/U}} and the child, and in the early stages especially between the mother and the child, is evidently of fundamental {{U}}(78) {{/U}} to his development. Lack of love is more {{U}}(79) {{/U}} to produce delinquency {{U}}(80) {{/U}} bad material conditions. |