The Unadjusted Girl, With Cases and Standpoint for Behavior AnalysisThomas, William Isaac
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The Unadjusted Girl, With Cases and Standpoint for Behavior Analysis
Thomas, William Isaac
Female juvenile delinquents -- Case studies; Young women
I feel, however, that if the interest we have taken in her in giving her
an early parole under such good conditions and her employer’s never
failing efforts to understand and help her have not won her confidence,
we can scarcely hope to break down her attitude of misunderstanding and
suspicion of us, which breeds deceit in her so readily. After what has
happened she will probably be more antagonistic than before; the strain
on her of keeping parole might easily become too great at any time. It
would seem to be a very great risk both for us and for Esther to have
her out on parole again, particularly in another state.
I hope you will be able to make her see, even if you decide she has not
actually broken her parole, that she has not even understood its spirit
when she tried to buy her freedom through a lawyer and deceived us and
her employers as to her real intentions.
I think much of subject’s suspiciousness and deceitfulness is racial and
there is small chance of her adjusting to American customs. I remember
that you considered deporting her in the first place and while I still
think it would be very bad for subject to have the stigma of deportation
added to that of arrest, I do feel that her own country is the best
place for her and that she will be far more apt to live a straight,
normal life there with the restraints of her family and their standards
to help her than she will here. Do you think it may be possible to send
her back on her own money when conditions of war permit?
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