zations within a community locally co-ordinated. Over
lapping can be avoided, facilities are more easily provided, and
the opportunity is given to youth to share in the interests and
efforts of the adult community.

(_d_) The Committee warmly commends the work of all those
societies and clubs which have been active in promoting the
well-being of young people. Chief among the difficulties faced by
these character-building organizations which have made
representations to the Committee is the lack of trained
leadership. Their appeal is for more leaders and for some means by
which these leaders may be trained.

But however desirable and commendable all these services to youth
are, and even allowing for the fact that without them some
children might slip into bad ways, their further development will
not provide the cure. Indeed, much of the immorality which has
occurred has been among children who have had the fullest
opportunity for healthy sport and recreation.

=(3) Liquor and Gambling=

It was strongly urged by religious and benevolent organizations, and
also by many private people, that juvenile delinquency could be
attributed in part to the effects of drinking and betting.

The Committee realizes that drinking and gambling to excess may well be
symptomatic[5] of the type of home where there is child neglect. There
is no need to stress the obvious. But the matter does not rest there.
Much danger is inherent in the view that no social occasion is complete
without liquor. It has come to the notice of the Committee that many
parents are conniving at the practice of having liquor at adolescent
parties. Such parents are being unfair to young people, and the
Committee considers that if right-thinking parents took a firm stand in
this matter a sound lead would be given to the community as a whole.

_X. The Home Environment_

=(1) Feelings of Insecurity: The Unloved Child=

A harmonious emotional development during childhood is one of the most
important factors influencing human behaviour. Any child who feels
unloved, unwanted, or jealous of the care and attention given to other
members of the household suffers from a feeling of insecurity. This
feeling of insecurity renders the child more susceptible to influences
leading to delinquency.

The mother's attitude to the child is of prime importance. There is a
psychological link between mother and child from the very moment of