Jamaica plain study
Published: 1964
Language: eng
Subjects: Census districts; Jamaica Plain; Crime; Surveys; Dropouts; Gangs; Juvenile delinquents; Police Districts; Schools; Socioeconomic Conditions; West Roxbury District Court; Parole; Statistics; Economic conditions
Description: ...a report intended to provide background data and analysis of problems in Jamaica Plain so that programs can be designed to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the problems; includes detailed demographic data from the 1960 census and from other sources, including an interview survey and population figures by census tract, 1910-1960; contains statistics on provision of social and health services by public and private agencies; gives results of survey on extent and street location of youth problems (juvenile crime, gangs, etc.); discusses activities of gangs, juvenile crime, and gives statisics by police district and type of crime; gives number of youths on probation, West Roxbury District Court (1963); includes data on school enrollment, dropouts, attendance and truancy by school; lists recreational facilities which could be improved; includes copies of surveys...