“YOUTH IN CRISIS” WWII ERA JUVENILE DELINQUENCY DOCUMENTARY FILM REFORM SCHOOL XD39124

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1943 black and white staged documentary film examines the issue of juvenile delinquency in the context of the World War II effort, framing a shortage of mentally fit draftees as an issue rooted in childhood (TRT 18:30). Opening titles (0:08). An “Editor’s Note” thanks the film’s participants (0:21). “Youth in Crisis” (0:34). A queue of young men file down a staircase, following a sign with an arrow, “Selectees” (0:46). The selectees stand before medical examiners in their underwear, paper tags hung around their necks. Doctors examine them using stethoscopes, otoscopes, head mirrors (0:56). A young man approaches an adult in a cubicle wearing a suit and tie, who asks, “have you ever had any obsessions?” He responds with a history of suicidal ideation (1:18). Men waiting for their psychological exams. A newspaper clipping, “Mental Rejections High” (2:00). A meet