num_pages: 225
description: Vivid, authentic, this is the autobiography of a delinquent—his experiences, influences, attitudes, and values. The Jack-Roller helped to establish the life-history or "own story" as an important instrument of sociological research. The book remains as relevant today to the study and treatment of juvenile delinquency and maladjustment as it was when originally published in 1930.
language: English
title: The Jack-Roller: A Delinquent Boy's Own Story
titlecomplete: The Jack-Roller: A Delinquent Boy's Own Story (Phoenix Books)
genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, History, Biography
ratings_count: 130
publisher: University of Chicago Press