BOWLBY 44 THIEVES

BOWLBY 44 THIEVES

1. BACKGROUND

   • 1938 9/10 CRIME THEFTS
     • 50% COMMITTED UNDER 21YRS
       • 17% UNDER 14
         • BOWLBY WANTED TO KNOW WHY
           • HE SPOKE TO MOTHERS OF THE THIEVES
             • THERE WERE ISSUES
               • LACK OF LOVE
               • LONG TIME APART

2. PROCEDURE

   • LONDON CHILD CLINIC 1936-1939
     • DATA
       • INTERVIEWS
         • MOTHER INTERVIEWED
           • BY SOCIAL WORKER (1HR)
       • CASE HISTORIES
       • PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

3. RESULTS

   • 44 CASES LOOKED AT
     • 50% REFERRED BY CLINIC
       • OTHER 50% COURT, SCHOOL, PARENTS
     • CONTROL GROUP
       • 44 NON-THIEVES
         • BUT IN CLINIC
         • SIMILAR AGE, IQ
   • 42/44 ABNORMAL CHARACTERISTICS
     • DATA CAME FROM MOTHERS
       • CHILDREN MAY HAVE LIED
       • BOWLBY SORTED THIEVES INTO 6 GROUPS
         • GROUP E - AFFECTIONLESS CHARACTER
           • LIED, LACKED LOYALTY, NO EMOTIONAL TIES
             • HAD AN EMOTIONAL LOSS
               • 14 CHILDREN IN THIS GROUP
               • NO CHILDREN IN CONTROL GROUP

4. CONCLUSION

   • HIGHEST DEGREE OF STEALING
     • 13/23 (56)% GROUP E

5. EVALUATION

   • STRENGTHS
     • IN-DEPTH
       • QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE
         • FROM DIFFERENT RESEARCH METHODS
           • LIKELY TO BE VALID
     • CONTROL GROUP
       • FINDINGS CAN BE COMPARED
         • SHOWS GROUP E LINKS TO STEALING
   • WEAKNESSES
     • DIDN´T USE ´NORMAL´GROUP
       • CAME FROM CLINIC
         • HAD OTHER PROBLEMS
     • ONLY FOCUSED ON A FEW VARIABLES
       • IQ, AGE, RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHER
       • MAYBE OTHER VARIABLES AS IMPORTANT
         • SCHOOLING, GENETICS