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Report of the Juvenile Delinquency Committee

By R. M. (Ronald Macmillan) Algie

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A government committee explores the rising problem of youth misbehavior and how to fix it.

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2008-10-13
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Summary

"Report of the Juvenile Delinquency Committee" by R. M. (Ronald Macmillan) Algie is a mid-20th century governmental study that comes from a Special Select Committee from New Zealand's House of Representatives. Investigating trouble among young people, especially following suggestions from the Mazengarb Committee, the report tackles the issue of wrong behavior in kids and teens. It closely checks laws about juvenile delinquency, looking at how well they work and suggesting ways to make them better. The Committee looked into why more young people were misbehaving, focusing on the need for experts to keep studying what causes delinquency. The report suggests making child welfare better, improving how different government groups work together, and teaching parents to help stop juvenile delinquency at its source. It also talks about how media can affect behavior, aiming to create a better place for young people to grow, to prevent delinquency.

About the Author

Sir Ronald Macmillan Algie was a New Zealand politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for six years in the 1960s. He described himself as "a Tory in the old tradition".

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