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Crime
No one factor can be said to cause crime. It, like
poverty, is caused by many factors, some individual
and others environmental. Many conflicting reports
exist about the intelligence of criminals. Some studies
show that from 20 to 30 percent have subnormal
intelligence; others do not bear this out. One of the
most important personal causes of crime is mental
conflict. For example, more delinquents are from
broken than from normal homes. Some situations
causing mental conflict are revolt against parental
authority, envy of brothers or sisters, feelings of
inferiority with other members of the family, and the
desire for recognition.

Mental conflicts are more acute at certain age
periods; for example, in early life when the individual

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