The '44 Thieves' study procedure involved selecting an opportunity sample of 88 children from the clinic where John Bowlby worked between 1936 and 1939. The sample consisted of 44 juvenile thieves (31 boys and 13 girls) referred for stealing, and a control group of 44 children (34 boys and 10 girls) referred for emotional problems but who had not committed crimes. Upon arrival, each child's IQ was tested by a psychologist who also assessed their emotional attitudes toward the tests, with the two groups matched for age and IQ.

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