| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/01/02 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/001/10 |
| Title | Evidence to the Home Office Committee on the Law Relating to Children and Young Persons 1958-1959 |
| Date | 1958-1959 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | Offprint of British Psychological Society Evidence to the Home Office Committee on the Law Relating to Children and Young Persons 1958-1959 prepared by Society working party comprising E A Peel (chairman), J R Fish, R G Andry, R H Adams, A D B Clarke, R Cockett, May A Davidson, J M Lomax-Simpson, Denis McMahon, Grace Rawlings, W Robertson, H Stott, Arthur Summerfield, George Westby, Mary D Wilson. [See also BPS/002/2/04/03 for working party minutes].
Oral evidence was also given by E A Peel, John Fish, J Lomas-Simpson, H Stott and George Westby. George Westby also attended a meeting with the Home Secretary 2 February 1959 at launch of white paper on young offenders
Includes historical concepts, juvenile court procedures, investigation and diagnosis, methods of rehabilitation, preventative aspects of neglect and delinquency and summary of recommendations,
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| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Previously in BPS/001/10 'Miscellaneous I' that reference number now used for BPS Education and Training |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/3/02/01/10 Council Papers 1955
BPS/001/3/02/02/05 Council Papers V 1955-1959
BPS/002/2/04/03 Memoranda and minutes (1957) on Evidence to The Home Office Committee on the Law relating to Children and Young Persons 1958 (Working Group)
BPS/001/11/04/03/02/01 Evidence to the Royal Commission on the Penal Service 1966
BPS/001/11/04/03/02/03 Evidence on Detention Centres 1968
BPS/001/11/04/03/02/06 Evidence on the Treatment of Young Officers 1971 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/3/02/02/05 |
| BPS/001/3/02/01/14 |
| BPS/002/2/04/03 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/02/06 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Child psychology |
| Child care |
| Delinquency |
| Forensic Psychology |
| Criminology |
| Public Relations |
| Legislation and Regulations |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |