THE SCHOOL AS THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY.

The article presents information on the plan for delinquency prevention as operating in P.S. 181, Brooklyn. This section was at that time considered the most serious delinquency zone in Greater New York. The purpose of the plan was to combat the causes of juvenile delinquency. The opening move was the formation of a Child Welfare League among the teachers, which was broken up into various committees. Next, a parents' organization was formed and merged with the teachers' organization, and later, the adjoining school was organized in the same manner. The last step was the fusion of the two school-home organizations into the East Harlem Community Association. The objectives adopted by this organization were, primarily, to acquaint the people in the community with the nature of the problems that confronted them as individuals and as members of the community, and with possible solutions of these problems. In line with these objectives many projects were carried to completion. For example, a Delinquency Prevention Court com- posed of two principals, a social worker, and two community representatives was set up. Previous to a discussion of a specific case, all circumstances of the accused were investigated as, home conditions, health, and past behavior and in the light of the findings a program of action was shaped aiming at a more or less permanent readjustment of the delinquent.