1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁collaboration ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁Investig ation , ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁joint ly ▁produced ▁' The ▁H ous ing ▁Problem ▁in ▁Chicago ', ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁ten ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁( 1 9 1 0 – 1 5 ) ▁reporting ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁major ▁survey ▁of ▁ten ement ▁conditions ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁( A ▁follow - up ▁study , ▁The ▁Ten ements ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 3 5 , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ); ▁The ▁Del in quent ▁Child ▁and ▁the ▁Home ▁( 1 9 1 2 ), ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁ju ven ile ▁court ; ▁and ▁Tru ancy ▁and ▁Non - Att endance ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁School s ▁( 1 9 1 7 ), ▁an ▁investigation ▁which ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁support ▁comp uls ory ▁school ▁attend ance ▁and ▁child ▁labour ▁legisl ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁in ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁the ▁" s cient ific ▁and ▁professional ▁interests ▁of ▁social ▁work ", ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁joint ly ▁established ▁the ▁distinguished ▁academic ▁journal , ▁Social ▁Service ▁Review , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁joint ▁efforts ▁of ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁Board ▁of