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James Burt Miner. Deficiency and Delinquency: An Interpretation of Mental Testing
Deficiency and Delinquency: An Interpretation of Mental Testing
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
PART ONE. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER II. THE FUNCTIONS OF A SCALE IN DIAGNOSIS
A. The Meaning of Intellectual Deficiency
B. Forms of Mental Deficiency Not Yet Discoverable by Tests
C. Doubtful Intellects Accompanied by Delinquency Presumed Deficient
CHAPTER III. THE PERCENTAGE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DEFICIENCY
A. The Definition
B. The Assumptions of a Quantitative Definition (a) Deficiency is a difference in degree not in kind
(b) As to the variation in the frequency of deficiency at different ages
(c) As to the number of deficients not detected by tests
(d) Allowance may be made for variability
CHAPTER IV. WHAT PERCENTAGE IS FEEBLE-MINDED
A. Kinds of Social Care Contemplated
B. Estimates of the School Population Versus the General Population
C. Desirable Versus Immediately Advisable Social Care
D. Percentages Suggested to Harmonize the Estimates
E. Comparison With Important Estimates
F. The Ability of the Mentally Retarded, Especially Those Receiving Special Training
CHAPTER V. ADAPTING THE PERCENTAGE DEFINITION TO THE BINET SCALE
A. The Border Region for the Mature (a) Indication from a random group
(b) The Present Tendency Among Examiners
B. The Border Region for the Immature (a) For the Binet 1908 Scale
(b) Data For Other Developmental Scales
(c) The change in interpreting the borderline for the immature
CHAPTER VI. DELINQUENTS TESTING DEFICIENT
A. At the Glen Lake Farm School for Boys, Hennepin County, Minnesota
B. Comparison of Tested Deficiency Among Typical Groups of Delinquents
(a) Women and Girl Delinquents in State Institutions
(b) Women and Girl Delinquents in County And City Institutions
(c) Men And Boy Delinquents In State Institutions
(d) Men And Boy Delinquents In County And City Institutions
C. Summary of Tested Deficiency Among Delinquents
CHAPTER VII. CHECKING THE BINET DIAGNOSIS BY OTHER METHODS
CHAPTER VIII. SCHOOL RETARDATION AMONG DELINQUENTS
A. In Minneapolis
B. School Retardations Among Other Groups of Delinquents
CHAPTER IX. COMPARISON OF THE SCHOOL TEST AND THE BINET TEST
A. Practical Uses of the School Test (a) Estimating the Frequency of Deficiency By School Retardation
(b) School Retardation As A Warning Of The Need For Examination
(c) School Success As A Check On The Binet Diagnosis
B. Checking Deficiency Among Delinquents by the School Test
CHAPTER X. BAD SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT AS A CAUSE OF DELINQUENCY
CHAPTER XI. DEFICIENCY AS A CAUSE OF DELINQUENCY
A. The Chances of the Mentally Deficient Becoming Delinquent
B. The Correlation of Deficiency and Delinquency
C. The Causes of Delinquency
(a) Constitutional factors
(b) External factors
(c) Weighing heredity against environment
(d) The criminal diathesis
CHAPTER XII. SUMMARY AND SUGGESTIONS
PART TWO THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER XIII. THE THEORY OF THE MEASUREMENT OF MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
A. Comparison of Units and Scales for Measuring Individual Differences (a) Equivalent Units Of Ability When The Distributions Are Normal
(b) The Year Unit Of The Binet Scale
(c) Is Tested Capacity Distributed Normally?
(d) Equivalent Units Of Development When The Form Of Distribution Is Uncertain
B. The Curves of Mental Development
(a) The Significance Of Average Curves Of Development
(b) Changes In The Rate Of Development
(c) The Question Of Earlier Arrest Of Deficient Children
CHAPTER XIV. QUANTITATIVE DEFINITIONS OF THE BORDERLINE
A. Different Forms of Quantitative Definitions
B. Common Characteristics of Quantitative Definitions
C. Practical Advantages of the Percentage Method
D. Theoretical Advantage of the Percentage Method with Changes in the Form of the Distributions
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TESTED DELINQUENTS[34]
OTHER REFERENCES CITED
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
INDEX
