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In 1950s New Zealand there were a number of serious criminal cases involving young people. Such court cases received heavy media coverage and intensified public fears about delinquency.
A. H. Manning, The Bodgie: A Study in Abnormal Psychology, A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958
'Youth and crime', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/youth-and-crime, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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