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INDEX
Abattoirs on West Side: location of, 3
Acquittal: in children’s court, 92
Adenoids: In court cases studied, 90
Ages of Boys Studied, 167
American-born Parents of Boys: nationality of, 7, 169
Anthony, Katharine: Mothers Who Must Earn, cited, 7, 59, 141
Arrests of Boys: court disposition of cases involving, 92-95, 97, 172;
for trivial offenses, 18, 19;
for trivial offenses, elimination of, preferable to cursory treatment in court, 107;
mistaken, 97, 98;
offenses in 463 cases, according to court charges, 82;
offenses in 463 cases, as classified by Bureau of Social Research, 16, 17;
previous, failure of faulty court records to show, 90
Assault: boys arrested for, according to court charges, 82;
boys arrested for, according to classification of Bureau of Social Research, 17;
penal law regarding, cited, 81;
street fighting and, 37
Background of the West Side Boy, 1-9
Bail: seldom demanded at S. P. C. C. headquarters, 89;
when not required, in cases of juvenile delinquency, 88
Ball Playing: illegality of, 37.
See Baseball
Balls: on West Side, 154
Baseball: on the West Side, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
Begging: by children whose mothers are “harborers,” 73;
by West Side boys, 151
Big Brother Movement: as a source of names of boys, 167;
probation work of, 86, 87
Bonfires: boys’ fondness for, 25, 26;
stealing wood for, as a cause of gang warfare, 48
Boss, the: and the children’s court, 88, 89
Boxing: on the West Side, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36
Boy from Another State: on West Side, case of, 22
Boy Scout Movement: illustrates possibilities in gang for good, 40
Boys, West Side: ages of those studied, 167;
and the court, 79-140;
background of, 1-9;
court disposition of cases involving arrests of, 95, 172, 173;
drinking by, 146, 147;
fighting by, 143, 144;
gainfully employed, occupation and wages of, 175;
games of, 24-38;
gang life of, 39-54;
growth in lawlessness of, 15;
homes of, 55-78;
lack of stamina of, 156;
not arrested, who were included in study of delinquents, 95;
not gainfully employed, status of, 174;
not properly delinquent, 95, 99, 100;
offenses of, largely excusable, 18;
offenses in 463 cases of arrest of, 16, 17, 82;
playground of, 10-23;
recreation of, beyond control of family, 77;
scope of study of delinquency of, 94, 95;
sexual immorality of, 154;
smoking by, 145;
sources from which names of those studied were obtained, 167;
spendings and earnings of, 68, 69;
stealing by, 141, 142;
successful institution cases among, 127, 128;
truancy of, 148-151;
truancy records of, classified as delinquent or not delinquent, 173;
two types of, 157, 159;
wanderlust of, 151-154;
who are brought into court, 87-95;
who are let go, 95-107;
who are paroled, 107-116;
who are “sent up,” 117-138
Boys’ Republic: George Ruhl sent to a, 158
Bransfields: reputation of, 112
Breweries on West Side: location of, 3
“Bruisers”: rather than real prize fighters furnish example to West Side boy, 36
Budget, Family: often inadequate to cover requisites for healthy growth, 60
Burckel, James: value of neighborhood testimony in case of, 112
Bureau of Social Research: offenses in 463cases of arrest as classified by, 16, 17
Burglary: and unlawful entry, penal law regarding, 81;
arrest of boys for, 17, 82
Burns, Joey: who had not been in court, 98
Caliban of the West Side: and his Setebos, 80
Carson, Mr.: parole of Jimmie to, 150
Cartwright, O. G.: The Middle West Side, cited, 4, 6
Catesby, Mrs.: case of, 72, 73
Catholic Ladies’ Committee: probation work of, 85, 86
Catholic Probation League: work of, 85
Catholic Protectory: children received by, 118, 119;
commitment by children’s court to, 94
Central Presbyterian Church: Big Brother movement in, 86
Charitable Institutions: commitment by children’s court to, 94
Charitable Societies. See Relief Records; Relief Societies
Charity Organization Society: as a source of names of boys, 167
Chicago: probation cases and officers in, 87
Child Labor Law: arrests for violation of, in children’s court, 82
Child Welfare Exhibit, New York: Handbook cited, on trivial offenses, 95
Children: number of, in families studied, 58, 170
Children, Neglected: children’s court commits to charitable institutions, 94
Children’s Court, Manhattan: as viewed by West Side boy and his parents, 80;
description of growth, equipment, and processes of, 80-84;
disposition of cases in, 92, 93, 94, 172, 173;
hearings in, cursory and hurried, 97, 105, 106, 107;
investigation in, 90, 91, 92, 110;
judges of, 83;
parole system of, 107-116;
probation cases and officers of, 87;
progress made in, since 1910, 79, 83, 87, 90, 111, 120;
records in, consulted in study of commitment cases, 118;
records in, faulty, 90;
records in, new system of, 90, 111;
records in, samples quoted, 110, 111;
reputed influence of “boss” in, 88, 89;
summary of results of action by, in cases studied, 138-140;
things needed to increase effectiveness of, 107, 140;
trials in, average time given to each, 83.
See also Juvenile Court; Juvenile Delinquency; Probation
Children’s Courts: where defects corrected in Manhattan still exist, 79
Church: among sources from which boys’ names obtained for study, 167
Church, a Deserted: on West Side, 3
Churches: not consulted in court investigations, 114;
probation work of, 85-87
Cigarettes: boys’ demand for, 142, 145
Civil Service Commission, New York Municipal: refusal of, to declare positions of physicians for children’s court exempt, 140
Club Studies: as a source of names of boys, 167
Coal and Wood: theft of, a matter of course on West Side, 18, 141
Coal Yards on West Side: location of, 3
Comedy, Meredithian: on West Side, 161
Commission to Inquire Into the Courts of Inferior Criminal Jurisdiction in Cities of the First Class.
See Page Commission
Commitment, Court: considerations that guide judge in determining on, 119;
different attitudes of parents toward, 124-126;
during parole, in cases studied, 116;
effectiveness of, 117, 137, 138, 139;
frequently made on insufficient evidence, 119, 120;
institutions to which made, 94, 118-119;
length of, compared with length of parole period, 109;
theory of, 117
Committed Cases: absence of investigation in, 119;
scope and method of study of, 118;
where sentence a serious error, 120, 121
“Committed for One Day to the Parental Care of John Ward,” 93, 96
Concealed Weapons: carrying of, among boys, 45
Conjugal Condition: of parents of boys, 171
Coogan, Patrick: and his court experience, 98
“Cops,” “Dinnys,” AND “Gerrys” on West Side, 13
Corrections, Department of: former building of, used as children’s court, 83
Coulter, Ernest K.: Big Brother movement initiated by, 86
Country of Birth: of parents of boys, 168
Court Disposition: of cases of boys studied, 172, 173.
See Children’s Court
Court, Getting Into, 87-95.
See Children’s Court
Court, Juvenile: lack of respect for, among boys, 19, 20.
See Children’s Court
Court List: names of boys obtained from, 167
Court of Special Sessions: children’s court part of the, 83.
See Children’s Court
Cowardice: among West Side gangs. 52, 53, 54
Craps, Shooting: a year round amusement on West Side, 28;
leads to arrest for obstructing sidewalks, 37
Criminal Record: of Middle West Side, 8, 13, 19
Criminal Tendency: spirit of youth forced to become a, 38
Cruelty of West Side Boys, 157
Dances: among amusements offered to West Side boy, 154
Dark Rooms: common on West Side, 56
“Death Avenue,” 4
Delinquency of Boys: bail in cases of, 88;
scope of study of, 94, 95.
See Juvenile Delinquency
Delinquent Boys: those studied who were not properly so called, 95, 99, 100, 173
Delinquents: commitment of, by children’s court, to reformatories, 94
Detention Home of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 8.
See Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
De Witt Clinton Park: described, 4, 5;
the only park on Middle West Side, 10
Diamond Laundry: Matty Gilmore and the, 104
“Dinnys,” “Cops,” AND “Gerrys” on West Side, 13
Discharge: of boys against whom no evidence found, 96.
See also Dismissal
Discharges: following parole, in cases studied, 116
Discipline: meted out to the boy, 70, 71
Dismissal for Insufficient Evidence: In children’s court, 92
Disorderly Child: boys arrested as, according to court charges, 82;
penal law regarding, 81
Disorderly Conduct: boys arrested for, 82
Disposition of Children’s Court Cases, 92-95, 97, 172.
See Children’s Court
Docks: attraction of, for the boy, 20;
baseball on the, 33.
See also Quays
Donnelly, Martin: a “successful” institution case, 127
Dooley, Mrs.: and her Joseph, 71
Doyle, Dennis: stone throwing by, 15, 129
Doyle, Mrs.: and her five boys, 128
Doyle, Patrick: delinquency record of, 130, 131, 132
Doyle, Raymond: delinquency record of, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134
Draft Riots: typical of West Sider’s temper, 7
Drinking: among West Side boys, 146
Drunkenness: among West Side boys, 146, 147
“Dumb-bell” Tenements: common on West Side, 56
Earnings and Spendings: of the West Side boy, 68, 69
East Side and West Side: compared, 6, 7
Education Law, Compulsory: boys arrested for violations of, 82
Eighth Avenue: characteristics of, 2
Election Night Bonfires, 26.
See also Bonfires
Eleventh Avenue: characteristics of, 3, 4
Employed and Unemployed Boys, 174, 175
Employers: statements from, in parole cases, 110, 113
Employment: low grade, sought by West Side boys, 159
English Parentage: of parents of boys, 8
Environment: influence of, 1
Equity Powers: needed by children’s court, 140
Eyes: bad, in court cases studied, 90;
neglect to care for, 60
Families of Boys Studied: conjugal condition of parents in, 59, 171;
country of birth and nationality of parents in, 168, 169;
different attitudes of, toward commitment, 124-126;
length of residence in district of, 1, 168;
number involved in delinquency study, 94;
number of children in, 58, 170;
persons in households of, and rooms occupied by, 169;
relief records of, 171, 172;
statements from, secured in study of commitment cases, 118;
status of mothers in, 170;
varying types represented among, 59
Families, West Side:
typical day of housewife in, 58, 59.
See also Mothers; Parents
Family From Another State: on West Side, case of boy in, 22
Family Quarrels: in a “model” tenement, 58
Fathers of Boys Studied: absence of, as a cause of delinquency, 125;
American-born, nationality of, 7, 169;
conjugal condition of, 171;
country of birth of, 7, 168;
influence of, in family life, 61.
See also Parents
Feeble-mindedness: back of some court cases studied, 90.
See also Mental Examination
Ferry Rides To Jersey: the “sneaking” of, 150
“Fêtes” on West Side, 154
Feuds on West Side, 143, 144
Fighting: and boxing not necessarily associated, 34;
between gangs of West Side boys, 45-53;
street, and assault, 37;
with fists on West Side, 143.
See also Prize Fighting; Boxing
Fines: in children’s court cases, 93, 96
Fire-Arms: arrest of boys for use of, 17.
See also Weapons
Fire Pots, 25, 26
Folks, Homer: quoted on parole, 85
Food: adulterated and damaged, commonly sold on West Side, 75
Fuel: theft of, regarded as a matter of course on West Side, 141
Games of the West Side Boy, 24-38
Gang: a typical, history of, 40, 41;
responsibility of, for lawlessness of West Side boy, 39;
synonymous with worst side of boy life on West Side, 54
Gang Fights: among boys on West Side, 45-53
Gang Life: salient features of, 42, 43, 44
Garbage Disposal Pier: on Twelfth Avenue, 5
Gas Tanks: location of, on West Side, 3
Gates, Mrs.: and her Jimmy, 64, 65
German Element: on Middle West Side, 7
German Parentage: of American-born parents of boys, 7, 8
Germany: parents of boys born in, 7
“Gerry Men”: dreaded more than the court, 90;
unpopularity of, on West Side, 13
Gilmore, Matty: case of, 103, 104
“Gopher Gang,” 42
Great Kill Swamp, 4
Guardianship, Improper: among offenses leading to arrest of boys, 16;
arraignment of children for, 81;
boys arrested for, according to court charges, 82;
child dismissed under one charge may be returned for, 92;
warrants issued in cases of, 94
Haggerty, Mrs.: her system of discipline, 70
Hallways: boys’ use of, 20, 21
Hannon, Mrs.: and the “boss” in court, 88, 89
“Harborers”: mothers who are, 73
Harris, Charlie: stories about, 157
Hawthorne School: Big Brother work for boys paroled from, 87;
commitment by children’s court to, 94.
See also Jewish Protectory
Health Conditions: involved in court cases studied, 90
Hearings at Children’s Court: cursory and hurried, 97, 105, 106, 107.
See also Trials
Home Conditions: in court cases studied, 90
Home of the West Side Boy, 55-78
House of Good Shepherd: extreme cases of delinquent girls sent to, 119
House of Mercy: Protestant girls sent to, 119
House of Refuge: and Jewish Big Brother movement, 87;
class of cases received by, 119;
commitment by children’s court to, 94
Housewife of West Side: day of the, 58, 59
Housing Conditions on West Side, 56, 57, 58
Hudson River Railroad: franchise of, an anomaly, 4
Husbands, Shiftless: treatment of, by their wives, 63, 64
Immorality, Sexual: among West Side boys, 154-156
Institution Cases: successful, 127, 128
Institutions: no critical examination made of, 117, 118;
to which children’s court commits, 94, 118, 119.
See also Commitment
Insurance Companies: and window glass on West Side, 15
Intoxication: among West Side boys, 146;
as a cause of arrest of boys, 17
Investigation: in children’s court, before disposition of case, 90, 91, 92;
in commitment of cases studied, absence of, 119;
in parole cases, how made, 110-114;
rewards for, a light form of punishment, 97
Ireland: parents of boys born in, 7
Irish: of Middle West Side, 7
Irish Parentage: of parents of boys, 8
Italy: parents of boys born in, 7
“Jersey”: “sneaking” ferry rides to, 150
Jewish Big Brother Movement: probation work of, 86, 87
Jewish Protectory and Aid Society: probation work of, 86.
See also Hawthorne School
Jimmy: who was caught “when he wasn’t doin’ anything bad,” 19
Judges in Children’s Court: attitude of boys toward, 20, 80;
formerly and at present, 83.
See also Children’s Court
Juvenile Asylum: commitment by children’s court to, 94, 119
Juvenile Court: boys’ contempt for judges in, 20;
understanding of neighborhood conditions essential in estimating work of, 9.
See also Children’s Court
Juvenile Delinquency: a product of conditions in homes and on streets, 140;
as defined in New York, 80, 81;
need of equity powers by court dealing with, 140
Juvenile Delinquents: history of probation system for, in New York, 84-87
Juvenile Offenders: consideration of background essential to study of, 1
Juvenile Probation in New York: Homer Folks, quoted, 85
Kite Flying: on West Side, 28
Larceny, Grand and Petty: boys arrested for, 82;
penal law regarding, 81
Larrabie, John: and the organ-grinder, 129, 134
Lawyers: extent to which involved in proceedings of children’s court, 91
“Lickings”: place of, in children’s court scheme, 93
“Loitering”: as an offense against the law, 37
Lumber Yards on West Side: location of, 3
McCarthy, Mrs.: and her worthless husband, 64
McGratty, Joseph: case of, 133
Machine Shops on West Side: location of, 3
Macy, Mrs.: a minder of children at twelve, 62
Mail, Evening, New York:
quoted on vandalism on West Side, 144
Mallory, Hugh: case of, 101, 102
Mallory, Mrs.: her strong and weak points as a mother, 102
Manhattan Children’s Court.
See Children’s Court
Marbles: games played with, on West Side, 24;
may lead to arrest for obstructing sidewalk, 37
Meals: irregularity of, in families of boys, 75
Mental Concentration: impossible to West Side boy, 156
Mental Examination: need of, and arrangements for, in children’s court cases, 140
Meredithian Comedy on West Side, 161
Mischief and Annoyance: arrest of boys for offenses of, 17
Misdemeanors: penal law regarding, 81
“Model” Tenement: a social worker’s testimony regarding family brawls in a, 58
Money: boys’ ways of getting, 151
Moral Stamina: lacking in West Side boy, 156
Morally Depraved: boys arrested as in danger of being, according to court charges, 82
Moran, Johnnie: story, 161, 162
Moran, John and Michael: delinquency records of, 121-124
Moran, Mrs.: and her “ways of finding out,” 66;
character of, 121
Mothers of Boys Studied: absence of, a cause of delinquency, 125;
American-born, nationality of, 7, 169;
conjugal condition of, 171;
country of birth of, 7, 168;
court experiences of, 105, 106;
problems and types of, 55, 61-74, 76-78;
statements of, secured by parole officer, 110;
status of, 170.
See also Parents
Moving Picture Shows: among amusements offered West Side boy, 154;
desire of boys for, incites to theft, 142;
opinions of mothers regarding, 68
Muller, Charlie: case of, 131, 132, 133
Murphy, Denny: wanderings of, 152-154
Names of Boys: those used fictitious
Nationality: of American-born parents of boys, 7, 169;
of parents of boys studied, 7.
See also Country of Birth
Neighbors: statements from, included in study of commitment cases, 118;
statements of, obtained by parole officer, 110;
value of testimony of, 112
New York Central. See Hudson River Railroad
New York Children’s Court. See Children’s Court
New York City Probation System. See Probation
New York Juvenile Asylum: commitment by children’s court to, 94, 119
Newspapers, New York: quoted, 49, 50, 144, 161
Ninth Avenue: characteristics of, 2
Nourishment: available in West Side families, often inadequate, 60
Nutrition, Infant: ignorance regarding, in West Side families, 75
Obstructing the Sidewalks: games which lead to arrest for, 37
Occupation and Wages: of boys gainfully employed, 175
Offenses: due to play, enumerated, 37
Offenses in 463 Cases of Arrest of Boys: according to court charges, 82;
as classified by Bureau of Social Research, 16, 17
Offenses of Boys: serious, few arrests for, 19;
to which arrests due, largely excusable, 18
Offenses of Children: for which bail is not required, 88;
still registered according to law violated, 81;
trivial, proportion of, according to Handbook of Child Welfare Exhibit, 95
“Paddy’s Market,” 2
Page Commission: improvements in children’s court recommended by, 84
Parents of Boys: conjugal condition of, 171;
country of birth of, 7, 168;
different attitudes of, toward commitment of children, 124-126;
nationality of American-born, 7, 169;
responsibility of, for misdemeanors of sons, 56;
value of testimony of, 112.
See also Families; Father; Mother
Parents, Parole in Custody of. See Parole
Parks: none except De Witt Clinton on Middle West Side, 10.
See De Witt Clinton Park
Parole: and probation in New York, 85;
correct meaning of term, 107;
outcome of, in cases studied, 115, 116;
period of, 109;
system of, in Manhattan Children’s Court, 93, 107-116
Parole Card: form of, 108
Paroled Cases: final disposition of, 173;
study of, 107-116
Parties and Dances: on West Side, 154
Pay Envelope: boy’s duty regarding, as viewed by community, 68
Peddling Without License: penal law regarding, 81
Penal Law: juvenile delinquency according to the, 80, 81
People’s Institute: new work on West Side undertaken by, 5
Perversion, Sexual: among West Side boys, 155
Physical Examination: needed in many cases brought to children’s court, 140
Physical Stamina: lacking in West Side boy, 156
Piano Factories: on West Side, location of, 3
Picking Pockets: arrest of boys for, 17
Piers Owned by City: and their uses, 5
Pigeon Flying: as a West Side sport, 28, 29;
disapproved by mothers, 67
Pitching Pennies: a year round amusement on West Side, 28;
may lead to arrest for obstructing sidewalk, 37
Play: Offenses due to, among those for which boys arrested, 16
Playground: of West Side boy, 10-23
Plunkett of Tammany Hall: quoted, 89
Police: attitude of, toward boys’ offenses, 18;
boys’ antagonism to, explained, 12;
fires extinguished by, 25;
situation regarding, on West Side, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19
Police Sergeant: discretion permitted to, regarding bail, 88
Political “Boss”: and children’s court, 88, 89
Poolrooms: on West Side, 154
Post-Graduate Hospital: clinic conducted by Dr. Max Schlapp at, 140
Poverty: in West Side homes, 60, 61.
See also Relief Records
Prison Association, New York: first probation bill as prepared by, 84
Prize Fighting: and the West Side boy, 33, 34, 35, 36
Probation: and parole, in children’s court, 85, 107;
class of boys for whom likely to be most effective, 103
Probation Agencies, Volunteer: history and scope of, 85-87;
part played by, in first court experience of boy, 92;
proportion of paroled cases studied that were under care of, 115
Probation Commission of State of New York: report of, quoted, 84
Probation Law, First: in New York, 84
Probation Officers, Official: in New York, appointment and numbers of, 87;
preliminary investigation by, 90
Probation Staff: an adequate and efficient, needed, 107
Probation Work: essentials to efficient, 139
Property: antagonism between sport and the rights of, 37, 38;
destruction of, on West Side, 144;
offenses against, leading to arrest of boys, 17, 82
Push Cart Vendors: on Ninth Avenue, 2
Quays: as a field for baseball, 32.
See also Docks
Rafferty, Joe and Harry: cases of, 135, 136, 137;
gang associates and adventures of, 129, 133, 134
Rafferty, Mrs.: case of, 135
Railroad and Appurtenances: boys arrested for injury to, 82
“Railroad” Tenements: common on West Side, 56
Rearrests Following Parole: in cases studied, 116
Records in Children’s Court: old and new, 90, 111
Recreation: of West Side boy, beyond control of family, 77
Recreation Activities: on Middle West Side, and the People’s Institute, 5
Recreation Pier: on Twelfth Avenue, 5
“Red”: and his wanderings with Denny Murphy, 152-154
Reformatories: commitment to, by children’s court, 94;
short-term commitments refused by, 92
Relief Records: of families of boys, 171, 172
Relief Societies: duration of relief records of families known to have received aid from, 172;
records of, consulted in study of commitment cases, 118;
records of, not consulted in children’s court cases, 114
Remand for Investigation: did not necessarily mean further inquiry, 97
Reproduction: ignorance of West Side boys regarding, 155
Residences in District: of families of boys, length of, 168
Retrial: rare in suspended sentence cases, 96
Revenge: among West Side boys, 156, 157
Riding on Freight Cars, etc.: boys arrested for, 82;
penal law regarding, 81
Riemer, Henry and Alexander: cases of, 134, 135, 136
Riley, George: case of, 130
Riley, James: report of investigation in case of, 111
Riordan, W. L.: Plunkett of Tammany Hall, quoted, 89
Robbery: boys arrested for, 82;
penal law regarding, 81.
See also Burglary; Theft; Thievery
Roman Catholic Priest: quoted on gangs, 54
Rooms in West Side Tenement Houses: dark, 56;
lack of privacy in, 57, 58
Rooms, Number of: occupied by families of boys, 169
Rooney, Matthew: case of, 131, 136
Ruhl, George: case of, 158
St. Vincent de Paul Society: Catholic Probation League organized under auspices of, 85
Saloon: children’s visits to, 146
“Scenery Burned by Vandals,” 144
Schlapp, Dr. Max: children sent for mental examination to clinic conducted by, 140
School: as a source of names of boys, 167;
principal of, as a parole officer in cases of truancy, 93;
records consulted in study of commitment cases, 118;
statements from, obtained by parole officer, 110;
value of evidence from, in parole cases, 113;
West Side boy and the, 148, 149
School Farm: in De Witt Clinton Park, 5
Self-Abuse: involved in court cases studied, 90
Setebos: judge of children’s court as a, 80
Settlement, A: among sources from which boys’ names obtained, 167;
thefts from, 142
Settlement, A Deserted: at Tenth Avenue and Fiftieth Street, 3
Settlements: value of evidence to be obtained from, in court cases, 114
Sexual Immorality: among West Side boys, 154-156
Sexual Perverts: common on West Side, 155
Sharkey, Sam: and his mother, 100
Smoking: among West Side boys, 145;
by boys, difficulties of mothers with, 67
Snowballing: on West Side, 27
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: bail seldom demanded at headquarters of, 89;
boy arrested in evening detained by, 88;
boy taken to court by way of, 80;
cases remanded to, pending investigation, 91, 97;
children under sixteen excluded from operation of first probation law through efforts of, 84;
detention quarters of, 84;
joining of forces with school due to, 113;
official connection with children’s court, 85, 87;
period of parole of cases under care of, 109;
probation work of, 85;
reports of investigator consulted in study of commitment cases, 118;
uses of detention rooms of, 97, 108;
visitation by agents of, in parole cases, 93
Sons Who Do Not Work: and their mothers, 64
Sources: from which names of boys studied were obtained, 167
Special Sessions, Court of: children’s court part of, 83
Spinner, Jack: bail required in case of, 88
Stabbing: arrest of boys for, 17
Staley, Patrick: report of investigation in case of, 110
Stealing: encouragements to, on West Side, 141, 142
Streets: influence exerted upon boys by the, 21, 22;
the natural playground of the West Side boy, 10, 11;
uses of, that conflict with boys’ use as a playground, 12
Summers, Miss: and George Ruhl, 158
Survey, The: article by Homer Folks on Juvenile Probation, cited, 85
Suspended Sentence: after conviction, in children’s court, 93, 96;
following parole, in cases studied, 116
Tammany Outing: drunkenness among boys at a, 147
Teeth: neglect of, 60
Tenement Conditions: on West Side, 56, 57, 58
Tenth Avenue: characteristics of, 2, 3
Theft: encouragements to, on West Side, 18, 141, 142
Thief, Jargon of: common in boys’ gangs, 44
Thievery: arrest of boys for, 17.
See also Burglary; Robbery
Times, New York: headlines regarding a gang fight quoted from, 50
Tracy, Mrs.: and her Michael’s trial, 105
Trials at Children’s Court: brevity of, 83, 105.
See also Hearings
Tribune, New York: headlines regarding a gang fight quoted from, 49
Truancy: among offenses leading to arrest of boys, 16;
developed into a system, among West Side boys, 148-151;
difficulties of mothers with, 67;
procedure in paroled cases of, 93;
records of boys, classified as delinquent or not delinquent, 173
Truant, A Ten-year-old: confession of, 149, 150
Truant Schools: commitment by children’s court to, 94, 119
Twelfth Avenue: characteristics of, 5
Ungovernable Child: boys arrested as, according to court charges, 82
United States: parents of boys born in, 7.
See also American-born
Vagrancy and Neglect: offenses of, 16
Vandalism on West Side: as reported by New York Evening Mail, 144
Wages and Occupations: of boys gainfully employed, 175
“Wanderlust”: among West Side boys, 151-154
Warehouses: on West Side, location of, 3
Warrants: use of, in parole cases, 93, 109
Waters, Stephen: a “successful” institution case, 127, 128
Weapons, Concealed: carrying of, among boys, 45
West Side, Middle: a dual neighborhood, 37;
apathy of, 8;
characteristics of, explained by history, 6, 7;
comedy on, 161;
criminal record of, 8, 13, 19;
lack of striking features on, 5;
nationalities predominating on, 7;
new correlation of recreation activities on, 5
Window Breaking: arrest of boys for, 17
Window Glass: insurance of, on West Side, 15
Work Record: importance of, in parole investigations, 110, 113
World, New York: account of gang fighting quoted from, 50
World, Evening, New York: story of Johnnie Moran quoted from the, 161
Yeggman, Jargon of: common in boys’ gangs, 44
Young Men’s Christian Association: Big Brother Movement in, 86