Broken Homes: A Study of Family Desertion and its Social TreatmentColcord, Joanna C. (Joanna Carver)
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Broken Homes: A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment
Colcord, Joanna C. (Joanna Carver)
Desertion and non-support
Juvenile courts: movement for special, 177, 178;
Juvenile Court Act, 178;
combine with domestic relation courts, 178;
Family Court of Cincinnati, 178;
facilities, 181
Laflin, Mrs.: case story of, 155
Latham, George: case story of, 137
Legal separation to protect wife, 127-129
Legislation: irregular unions, 29, 98;
pioneering methods, 50-52;
state aid to mothers, 63;
common law unions, legality of, 98, 101;
Italian, 100;
divorce for permanent desertion, 110;
for justifiable deserters, 111-112;
court action for persistent deserters, 114-117;
extradition, 117-119, 129;
probation, 120-124;
legal facilities to promote efficiency, 164-184;
serving a warrant, 168;
extradition treaties, 169-170;
deportation, 171;
court procedure, 172-177;
juvenile delinquency, 177, 178, 180;
domestic relations, and special courts, 177, 178, 179, 180-182;
marriage laws, 186, 195
Loane, M., 154
Long, Martin: case story of, 141
_Making the Deserter Pay the Piper._ W.H. Baldwin, 177
Mancini, Onofrio: case story of, 172
Marital vagaries: possible reasons for, 35
Marriage: spiritual values of, 11, 12, 29;
homelier elements in, 13-15;
wrong bases of, 28;
common law unions, 29;
disparagement of ideals condemned, 45-46, 198;
verification, and state legislation, 98-100;
registration in Italy, 100;
American marriage laws, 186
McCann, Herbert: case story of, 84-85, 86
Medical-social work: preventing desertion, 9;
summary of case analyses, 22;
psychiatry and mental deficiency, 24;
physical debility, 34;
"pregnancy desertion," 34-35;
sex incompatibility, 37-39;
bureaus of advice recommended, 193-196.
See also _Psychology_
Mellor, Joseph: case story of, 111
Mentality: irresponsible agents, 17-20;
psychology of insanity, 20, 24;
educational handicaps, 29
Mexico: and extradition, 119, 170
Morgan, Charles: case story of, 147-148
Motion, J.R., 171
Myers, Hiram, 191, 192
Narcotics: percentage of influence, 22, 42
Nationality: statistical facts about difference in, 26-27, 44-45;
racial attitude, and percentages of deserters, 44-45;
case problem, 49;
Jewish desertion bureau, 65, 69, 71, 101-102
National Conference of Jewish Charities, seeks extradition treaty, 169
National Conference of Social Work, extradition treaty urged, 169
National Desertion Bureau, Jewish legal aid, 65;
story of tracing a deserter, 69-70;
collusive desertion cases, 71;
clearing bureau established, 101-102
Neighborhood influence, see _Standards_
Newspapers, see _Publicity_
New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor: practice
of Desertion Bureau, 136
New York Charity Organization Society: study of racial groups, and
percentages, 44-45
New York State Conference of Charities and Correction, Proceedings, on
non-supporters, 150
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