Three vignettes describing characters who exhibited disordered (antisocial, withdrawn, or self-punitive) behavior were read to second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade children. The children were asked what caused the behaviors, whether characters wanted to behave as they did, and whether and how characters could change their behavior. (Author/JMB)

Describes conversion to a coeducational program of a residential school for delinquent girls. Discusses problems of staff attitudes, residents' reactions, destructiveness, sexual acting-out and drug use in the 70-student, private correctional center. (BF)

Recent literature on the control of white-collar crime has often glossed over the sociolegal effect of the attitudes held by persons charged with the responsibility of determining criminal guilt. On many occasions, the factually guilty white-collar offender is not regarded by trial jurors as an offender. (Author)

Black first-and second-grade students (N=40) were given instructions intended to induce possessiveness for both a designated toy and a play area. Each subject then surreptitiously observed an experimental confederate dressed in a clown costume play with either the designated toy or another toy. Results are discussed. (Author)

The available evidence on marital violence indicates that a number of women are forced into having sexual relations with their husbands through intimidation or physical force. Although marital rape is not possible in a strict legal sense, some women are talking about and reporting incidents of marital rape. (Author)

Deals with the impact of a young person's suicide on his surviving parents and family. Referring to cases followed-up from randomly selected coroner's files, the author concludes that a very painfully experienced adaption period ensues. Grief and guilt reactions, denial mechanisms, psychosomatic disorders, and family communication patterns are…

This article emphasises the importance of guiding paroled prisoners or those on probation in using their leisure time in creative and socially acceptable ways. (JD)

Data generated by 234 young black and white inmates in 1971 challenge the assumption that spoiled identity is a necessary, socially invariant outcome of deviant commitment and self-definition. For blacks, the relationship between criminal self-typing and stability and esteem is negative but inconsequential; for whites, the relationship is negative…

A descriptive study compared family management practices of parents of antisocial and nonantisocial fourth grade boys (N=80), including discipline, monitoring, positive reinforcement, involvement, and problem solving. On average, antisocial subjects were exposed to far more negative and less competent family management practices than were subjects…

Analyzes primetime commercial television content showing that heroes, villains, and secondary characters are almost always being rewarded or justified when commiting antisocial acts, frequently portrayed as being internally motivated. The context is also portrayed as very antisocial. (SD)

Examined anger, hostility, and depression across domestically violent men, generally assaultive men, and nonviolent control group. Domestically violent and generally assaultive men evidenced significantly higher levels of anger and hostility than did control subjects, but domestically violent men tended to be significantly depressed. Supports…

Examines adolescents' susceptibility to peer pressure in after-school experiences in a large sample of fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth graders. Shows that adolescents who report home after school are not significantly different from those who are supervised by their parents at home during after-school hours. (HOD)

The relationship between understanding of friendship and asociality was examined in 91 girls and 104 boys, ages 9 to 17 years. Understanding friendship was significantly related to age and sex. Difficulty in understanding components of friendship appears to be one correlate of boys' delinquent tendencies. (Author/BS)

Obtained teacher ratings of inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive, aggressive, and anxious behaviors for a non-clinic-referred sample of 926 nine-year-old children. Factor analysis identified four factors: Inattention, Antisocial Behavior, Hyperactivity, and Worry-Fearful. Results suggest that inattention represents the core dysfunction in…

Discusses alienation as a cause of underachievement, antisocial behavior, and indifference among gifted adolescents; suggests educational implications on the basis of a theory that distinguishes between crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. (MCG)