THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AND THE PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY. THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY INCLUDE THE AREAS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, HOUSING AND RECREATION, FAMILIES, INVOLVING YOUTHS IN COMMUNITY LIFE, SCHOOLS, AND EMPLOYMENT. THE APPENDIXES, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE MAJOR PART OF THIS VOLUME, INCLUDE FOUR ON THE JUVENILE COURT--SUPREME COURT DECISION (IN RE GAULT) DEALING WITH THE ISSUES OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, PAPERS BY ROBERT VINTER AND EDWIN LEMERT, AND THE 1966 CHILDREN'S BUREAU SURVEY OF JUVENILE COURTS AND PROBATION SERVICES. HENRY D. MC KAY REPORTS ON CRIMINAL CAREERS OF MALE DELINQUENTS IN CHICAGO AND TRENDS IN RATES OF DELINQUENCY IN CHIAGO. OTHER PAPERS DISCUSSING ASPECTS OF DELINQUENCY ARE--THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER (MILTON LUGGER), ECONOMIC FACTORS (IVAR BERG), RECREATION (BERTRAM M. BECK), THE FAMILY (HYMAN RODMAN AND PAUL GRAMS), THE SCHOOLS (WALTER E. SCHAFER AND KENNETH POLK), A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION REPORT ON DELINQUENCY AND THE SCHOOLS, RELIGION (JOSEPH P. FITZPATRICK), COMMUNITY ACTION (KENNETH POLK), AND SOCIAL DEFINITION (CARL WERTHMAN), ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION METHODS (DON M. GOTTFREDSON), THE CULTURE OF YOUTH (MARVIN E. WOLFGANG), AFFLUENCE (JACKSON TOBY), PREVENTION (VIRGINIA M. BURNS AND LEONARD W. STERN), AND PREVENTION AND CONTROL (STANTON WHEELER, LEONARD S. COTTRELL, JR., AND ANNE ROMASCO). THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE AND IS FOR SALE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402, FOR $2.00. (JA)