Originally published in 1941 basically an account of a kind of voluntary Borstal Institution of which the author was head from 1936 to 1940, its interest on reissue in 1967 lay in the fact that it contained the germinal ideas of most of the day's newest methods in penal treatment, not just as ideas, but in practice.

Preface to First Edition. Preface to Second Edition. 1. The Common Cause 2. The Common Cure 3. This Freedom 4. Camp Council 5. Camp Council - Continued 6. Punishment 7. Work and Wages 8. Fathers and Sons 9. The Transference 10. Bunkers and Grousers 11. Sex 12. Homosexuality 13. Religion 14. Conclusion. Index.