A dramatic story (which shows incidentally some of the root causes of delinquency) showing the progress of a boy and, in less detail, a girl who are sent to an Approved School in Britain. The film gives an insight into the problems of the staff of these schools, and the difficulties which the children encounter at the school, in their efforts to make social adjustments; and finally, the life they face when their period at the school is finished.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320288
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquency - Prevention
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquents
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social work with juvenile delinquents
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social work with youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Juvenile delinquents - Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children's rights
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Conduct of life
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)