Men's Reformatory Study, 1911-1922

These sources provided information about the history of the youths prior to their sentence to the Reformatory (e.g., family background, and school history); conduct while serving their sentence at the Massachusetts Reformatory; and post-parole history (e.g., industrial activities, economic status, criminal activities, family life, leisure time, and habits). Data from the five year follow-up period were gathered through correspondence and interviews with participants and their families, friends, and employers.

Information was also obtained and verified through checking the records of the Massachusetts Probation Commission, the Social Service Exchange, and other public offices. The procedure for obtaining information for the sixth through tenth years after parole, and for eleven through fifteen years after parole was much the same as in Post-Parole Period I. The Murray Research Archive holds on loan from the Harvard Law School Library's Special Collection Department all original record paper data from three time points.

Use of data from the study is subject to screening committee approval.