The influence of the moral standards of the home is evident.
If there is no recognition of the difference (46) right and
wrong, it is hard for the child to acquire the qualities which are necessary
(47) good citizenship. Unwise discipline is, almost equally
obvious, (48) factor often found in the background of the
young offender. But important (49) these two
factors are, they do not cover the whole field. The experience of those who work
with juvenile delinquents has shown us (50) greatly behavior
is influenced by the emotional relationships within the family circle. The
extent to which (51) is affection between the (52)
and the child, and in the early stages especially between the mother
and the child, is evidently of fundamental (53) to his
development, lack of love is more (54) to produce
delinquency (55) bad material conditions.