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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TREATMENrf ·oF.

OFFENDERS FOR THE YEAR .1960.

(Printed by the Authority of His Excellency the Governor.)

GEORGETOWN, DEMERARA, · BRITISH GUIANA.

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A. PRISON§.

i General ?.eview ii St aff iii Staff D.;_scipline iv Recrui t nmt and Staff Training v Promotions vi }_wards vii Conditi~~s of Service etc.
viii Prison P~ildings ix Populat i on x Recidivi sm xi Female Prisoners xii Juvenil( Offenders xiii Unconvicted Prisoners xiv Appellf',,';s xv Segregat ion of Prisoners xvi Trainina, and Development xvii Health xviii Diet xix Lunat::'.

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Discipline :xxii Escap0s xxiii Reca~tures XYiV Exect ti ons XXV Remis~ion of Sentences xxvi Welf,:,re of Prisoners xxvii Disc· ~r ged Prisoners Aid Committees :e. ESSEI:.UIBO Bnys SCHOOL i ii iii iv V vi vii St& :·f Ort~..misation Ed1·.cati on Bu:~ldings and Compound Vc,.
:,ational Training S~i ~itual Welfare RGc-reation viii Rc' l ix X xi A;' : r Care Finance General / xii ..... 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 C O N T E N T S J..COlfTDl B~ E'SSEP,,UIBO BOYE SCHOOL (CONT'D) xii Conclusion C • PRO BAT ION i i i iii iv V vi vii viii i x D. APPENDICES Introduction Courts Juvenile Offenders The Young adult offender Probation and Social services of the Courts Remand Home After Care Organisation Conclusion 12 13 13 13 14 15 18 18 20 21 22 "!
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"'i"'Y~~-~---.---~- - -------- ----:---- - - - ------------... i General Review: British Guiana covers an area of 83,000 square miles, and has an estimated pop-;.llation ·of ·600,000 including .Amerindians .

The principal areas of p:;>pulation are on the low lying coastal belt, with a very sparseli~ populated a..~d underdeveloped hint erland.

Difficulty of .
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travelling, in rega rds to roods and swift communi cations, is the main difficulty, in the transfer of prisoners from one prison to another , and in more frequent inspections.
ii The Department has an established strength of :- · · -· ' Chief Officers 1 Director 1 D~puty Director 3 Assistant Superintendents Deputy Assistant Superintendent 1 1 Steward 5 8 2 3 128 l 3 1 .6 2 1 l 1 1 17 .1 l Princ~pal Officers Fa!ffi ~upervisors Store::-:eepers Prison Officers Prison Senior ¥.iafron · Prison Matrons ,W¥dr ess Civil Service Clerks Cl.erical Assistants (Female) SchooJ Teacher Lorry Driver Launc:..'-: Coxswain Launc:, Engineer Night Patr olmen · I1essenger, ·Night ;w~tchman .
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Staff Dis·cipline Duri~.

t he year under· review, • tbis was : satisfactory.

The : offences commi tted were as follows:- .

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·Duty · ' Faili ng to comply Losing by neglect Negl.P::t of Duty Late for Duty Lack of Supe rvision ±:r~ef;"l½-ar Conduct · Abse- ~ from Duty 1 7 61 __ [ 129 50 9.\.. 41 ~ The awar:is for the various offences were:- Dism.-::ssals ·· F:me1 Repri+I:19.nd ed · Extra Duty ... -- :·.·.

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Suped.ritendent D.A.

Simpson retired during th~ year, after a long and a.1tstanding service.

r j / Casualties ••••• 2 - Casualties On Medi.cal Grounds In .the Pub -~C Interest Or,J.

Pe~sion •·, ·.
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Resign.ed f or personal reasons Probatione ~s failing to be · confirmed 3 l l 4 iv Recruitment and Staff Trainl ng Recruits to the flervice are required to pass an Educational Tes t,• before being admitted on Probation, subject to medical fitness etc.

They are t hen given a CWT, e of t raining, living in barracks at the Police· Depot , whe11.·e they att nd dri ll and weapon courses, and receive l ectures in Prison Duties and hrst Aid.
In addition, all members of the Est ab l i shed staff are rece~ ving In-Service Training in Prison Duties.

During the Probationary J?erir.d, rep orts are rendered by the Probationers ' immediate superiors, r eriodi cally, throughout the Probationary period, on work efficiency an, gener al attitude to their duties.
Those who fail to reach the req·, ired ,:tandard are eliminated as far as possible during the Probations: y peri od.· However, unfortunately, the vital importance of a good I nd in-:;elligent, and highly trained prison staff, and the need for being hie nly s elective, in confonni ty with availability , is st ill very fa'.r fror being realised_1 The idea of Prisons being pla ces of detention and repr( ssion still persists, and all too often, from this line of thinking, devi&l.ops t he attitude to a Prison Staff being burl y, unthinking automatons instel¥1 of intelligent, coLscientiousJ social de fence workers, who arE required to perform the.
r arduous duties under very difficult conditi ~ns.

V Promotions All ·aspirants for promotions are required, when they have reached certain periods of ser nce, to undergo and pass Educational and Pris on Duty Examinations, bef :ire being promoted to Senior Subordinate rank:.

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: and above.

The need i)r Promotion on merit plus seniority, must be recogni sed, if the Pub Lie i s to receive the s ervices to which they are entitled• Penological thought, at least one Association appears to think that promotion in the ?rison Service for those, whom they select on t he basis of seniority only, should be the order of the day.

This policy would, af ..;ouroo, not only have a very adverse eff ect on t he service o:f the future, but _would run counter to the Public Interest.
In spite of the advice given hy: all th€!

all;thori.tie s in.

: : vi Awards Three Officers .ha e be.en awarded the Colonial Prison Service Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.

rii Candi tions of Service ( .

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The general condit ions of service compare favour.ably with those of the Police anc.
.Jdndr ed bodies, However, the hours of work are still too long, and• J.l.P to the present, it has not been possible to reduce the hours to 96 a fortnight; the Staff work 112 .hours per fortnight• During the year, ~ Prison Of ficers' Association wa.a fonood, and this machinery is wo.

:rki:ig satiafaotorily.

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-, .. ·_ viii Prison Buil dings {a) GeneraJ.. .

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constru~on .of the prison buildings, in all oases, is mainly / of timbEor • .

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l't of timber.· This has the cotl$i.derable disadvantage of being a serious fire hazard, and the maintenance costs are high.

Wherever possible, conversion is being done in,concrete or stone,.

and every possible use is made of prison labour.

(b) Georgetown Prison The question of the New Prison is awaiting the Legal formalities on the new site.

However, everything is being done in the present site to improve conditions of living accommodaticn, .

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and workshops for trade training, in conformity with the ov:era.J.

:l· policy of evEmtually building the new prison~ which should meet the needs of the Penal Administration. '

' (c) Mazaruni Prison This prison is largely built of wood; however, as opportu..itlty offers, aJ.l alterations are made in concrete.

The process of improvement, in regard to these buildings, is proceeding as finance and labour are available.
· (d) Sibley Hall is given over to the accommodation af long tern Young Offenders and Stars, and is an .open Prison.

These °b1Jildings are in concrete, and are separate but adjacent to Mazaruni Prison.

(e) New Amsterdam Prison T_hese buildings are entirely of wood.

·A start has been made in building iR concrete, and in the ·course of time, tile present wooden buildings will be replaced.
(f) District Prisons The prison at Enachu, mentioned in the report of) the prev:i,ous year, was comp:;1..eted, and at the end of the year, awaits l~gal formalities , befor~ being put into use.

The other two District Prisons are at ff.iabaruma in the North '\','est District, and at Lethem in the Rupununi.

They are staffed.

by P9lice, and are for short term Offenders.

\ ix Population The number of persons admitted to Prison during 1960 , were 2,777 an increase of 53 over the previous year..
It is tholl.~ht that this increase is due largely to the introduction of a mobile Flying Squad by the Police.

Oft he number admitted, 759 were for Safe Custody, and of this number 405 were rel~ased after trial.

The total number of prisoners in Custody on theist January, 1960 was 655, and on the 31st December, 1960, 642.

/ The total daily average population for 1960 was 655.93 a s against 639.27 for 1959,· 'an increase of 16.66.
The total daily ~verages at the _different prisons, for both unconvicted and convicted are submitted hereunder, Georgetown Prison (Males) New Amsterdam Prison (Males) (Females) Mazaruni & Sibley Hall Lethem Prison .

Mabaruma Prison Uncon victed 35.15 :u.oo 1:00 Debtors Convicted 2 only .05 267.77 84.64 7.47.
285.00 2.00 1.25 / Recidivism X Recidivism 4 Of the total -bf 2,020 convicted prisoners, who were admitted during 1960, the ' following shows the percentage of recidivism:- 270 or 13a3% had one record of previous convictions 284 or 1£~ cL5% had a record of two previous convictions 737 or 36,8% had a record of three or more previous convictimf.

: s xi Female Prisoner~ Female persons are housed in a separate section of the New Amsterdam .

Prison, and are normally accommodated in a dormitory.
During the year, it was possible to form a body of lady visitors to the female prisoners.

The ~ctivitEs of these ladies are most helpful, and fulfils a long felt need, Every effort is made to train the women in sewing, and they are employed largely in making articles for all the male prisons, with the exception of clothing.

At the end of _the year, a prison Matron attended a course in handi craft, and will -undertake instructional duties for- the female prisoners.

xii Juvenile Offend~r..§.


There were no prisoners under the age of 16 years admitted.

to Prison during 1960.

Young Offenders over the age of 16 years and under 21 years, who are sentenced to three months or less are located in a separate wing of t he Georgetown Prison.

Those sentenced to three months and up to nine months are sent to New .Amsterdam Prison.

Those over nine months are sent to Sibley Hall, Mazaruni.
xiii Unconvicted Pri Boners A Total of 759 prisoners were admitted to prison for safe custody auring the year under review, as against 820 in 1959. xiv Appellants These pris~~ rs are not required to work whilst awaiting ~he hearing of appeals.

Segregation of Prisoners This is ca~~ied .out as follows:- (a ) .

Georgetown: Collecting Cent~e and Short Term reci divis ts up to six months.

First and\ Young Offenders serving 3 months or less.
\ (b) ]Tew Amsterdam: - Young and First Offenders servin3 nine months or less • .All female pri~oners.

1 (c) Ma'.3.aruni Prison: Ordinary Class prisoners s erving sentences of over si~ months.· · (d) : Si .. b]_ey· Hall, Mazaruni: - Young and First Offenders ,~~o are serving over nine months.

xvi -· Training and Development.


(a) Education Adult Literacy Classes for illiterates are heid at Mazaruni / and Sibley ••• 5 - Si bley Hali, and at the clos e of the yea:r, anot!l.er o.:ficer was b eing trained in Jamaica, in order t hat these cl asses may be started at New Amsterdam.
A number of the prisoners, whot on entry into prison, were i ;..li terate, have sihce, n_ot only learnt to :read a::-_d write , but have sat and passed, successfully , a writen examination, and obtained certificates of proficiency.

A considerable number of prisoners h~ve benefited by these classes .

Efforts to obt ain Qualified school teachers for a higher Educational Programme continues .
A Steel Band has been formed at the open Prison ai Sibley Hall in July, and durmg the Chp.stmaB period, they were featured on the Radio, giving a 45 minute programme .

(b) Agricultural Courses T:1ese were held at Mazarwli and New Amsterdam, :,0th theoreH cal and practical.

At the end of the course ~ the success:c'ul candidates ar e awarded a :proficiency certificate.

S c. John's Ambulance Courses are beld for priscners at all prisons.

Fi"!.ms of an instructional nature were shown regularly at New .
:i.ms_terdam m d Georgetown, and whenever the opportunity arose, <t Ma.zaruni.

However, in the coming year, we will have ou~ own pro j ec tor and projectionist, which will f ulfil the nee,: of ll'"Ja zaruni • (c) Library Facilit ies At Georgetown and New Amsterdam Prisons, Libran· Serncos are conducted by the Ladies of the British Red Cross 3ociety , The Society r eceiving a small maintenanc.e grant .

Dur ·ng the 'yea-:::, 24,690 books were issued to the inmates of ·chese two pris ons.
Mazaruni Prison is supplied with second .. hand books by the British Red Cross Society, and the se are re paired and put into use.

There are no figures for t h~ issue of these books , but it · is known that these compare fa rourabl:r with t h e town Prison figures.

xvii Health The• gan8ral state of health, in all prisons, was good.

All prisoners r equiring speci alist or operative treatment are sent to t he Public Hospi tals.
In Georgetown , the Medical Officer visits daily, at New Ams terda.mf three times a week, and at Mazaruni, t wice weekly.

All Prisons have full tj,me si ck-nurse dispensers attached td them, in addition to t ra._ined Hospital Officers.

The Senior matron of the Female Prison is a trained Midwife.

All r ecruits to the Service ars encouraged to qualify in First Aid.

'ii Diet The diet is sufficient and substantial.


Every endeav"Jur is ma.de to grow as ml'.ch food as possible on the farms, and constan ~ atten-:;ion is given to varyir:g the diet, in order to increase its palatability.

Officers in Charge of kitchens are required t o undergo a course in cooking at t he Carnegie School of ·Home Economics.

xix • • fJ .-:, I 6 xix Lunatics · No Lunatics , ci vil or criminal, were detained in ap.y prison during t~e year .
Two prisoners were removed to the Mental Hospital for Treatment after certification.

xx Labour The daily aver age number of prisoners put to l abour was 498.

Pr isone rs were employed_exclusively on Government proje cts of one type or another.

The estimated monetary value of their labour was $302,421.88.
(a) Georgetown The inmates at this Prison are engaged i n tailoring, shoemaking, basketmaking, decorticating fibre, mattress making , acetel yne welding, tinsmithing, carpentry, masonry, cooking , baldng, building maintenance , painting, printing and bookbinding, and most of the Prison Department printing i s done by the men .

(b) Ma.zaruni Prison The work done here, as in tile past, has been ID9.inly agricultural .
There is, however, a building programme for the purpose of bringing this prison up to modern standards , and this work will provide ample opportunity for t rai ning in the building trades, for some time to come .

(c) Sibley Hall This is again mainly agricultural, with certain amount of facilities i n teaching building trades .
(d) New Amsterdam Prison There is an area of about 15 acres, about½ mile from the Prison, which provides rriost of the work of an agricultural nature; however, here , also , there is a programme of replacing-the old dilapidated buildings of wood, with modern concrete structures , and this provides a valuable means of instruction in building in concrete.

(e) General All Prisons have small trade training shops, where tail.oring , carpentry and shoemaking are taught .
(f) Earning Scheme At the end of the year , consider ation was being a ctiv;ely pursued i~ relation to the financial aspect of this scheme .

(g) Extra--Mural Labour This, so far, has not been found possible to implement .

However, the_matter is still receiving consideration.

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Discipline This has been fair dµring the year.

The number of prison offences were 1,587 as against 1,346 for 1959 .
The punishments awarded were - Forfeiture of Remission•••• J/{'""l 7 Forfeiture of Remission 791 513 Restricted.

Diet 216 Cautioned Deprived of Privileges 11 32 Deprived of Association Suspended Forfeiture of remission 110 xxii .

Escapes For the year under r eview, the numbers were as follows: Georgetown Mazaruni Sibl ey Hall New .Amsterdam Lethem Mabaruma Public Hospitals 1 1 xxiii Recaptur es There was one recaptured during the year under r eview.
xxiv Executions There were four executi ons during the year; this included thr ee , who , i n the process of an escape, murdered a Prison Officer.

Remissi on of Sentences All prisoners s erving s entences of over 31 days are eligible for -¼- remission on their sentences.

xxvi Welfare of Prisoners There are two Prison Welfare Officer s , who work unde~the control of the Chief Probation Officer .

One is stationed in New Amsterdam, and one in Georgetown .
I. xxvii Discharged Prisoners' Aid Committees There are two such commi ttees, one in each prison where dis charges take place .

The Welfare Officer act as Secret ar i es to the Committee.

Apart from the assistance given by this Committee, every prisoner serving over three years , is supplied with an outfit of clothing from Public Funds .

The policy of t raining by work has been adopted, and is receiving firm support from Government .
There is a great need , and indeed, opportunity in this country f or agriculture , and accordingly , the main activities of the Prison are training in Agricultur e .

The ambitious and gener ous l and development, schemes can, provided a man, during his sentence , is prepared to l earn fanning , easil y provide him with a living for himself and family .

Unfortunately, so many are re luctant to l eave the city lights and squalor on their discharge , with the inevitable result of a r eturn to Prison.
A large pig industry has bee!).

built up a t Ma.zaruni , and t he Department not only meets the requirements of the institutions for pork, but sells through the Government Marketing Divisi on, a large quantity for consumption on the l ocal narket .

/ A wel_ding shop •• - 8 - A welding shop was opened during the year, and there is every likelihood t hat this work will expand in time.
The large rebuilding __ programme of rehabilitat ing and remodelling old buildings, provides con siderable training for prisoners in those trades.

Signed.

R • .Aitken, Director of Prisons.

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ESSEQUIBO BOYS SCHOOL i I On 1st January, 1960 , the staff·was as follo1rn: . '

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Head.master, Deputy Headmaster, Principal Tea.cher, 2 Assistant Teachers, Clerk, Storekeeper, Assistant Storekeeper, Typist, Matron, Dispenser, 4 Washers, Watchman, 5 Senior Officers and 12 Officers .
One post of Assistant TeaclJ,er is still vacant.

Vaca.tion l eave was gran~ed 'to the following persons during the year: Senior Officer - E. Quintyn, - C.R.

Telford, Officers E. Emanuel, .A.

Cummings, R. Lammy & E. Carter • .Asst.

Store keeper .

Washers Principal Teacher - J. Savory - A Dougan & M. Levyne - H. Horton.

Absenteei sm among members of the permanent staff on acc.ount of ill heal th was very high during 1960.

Of the 32 permanent staff members only four had no sick leave.
The other 28 were granted leave on account of ill health amounting· to 461 days.

i i Organisation There was no change in the general organisation.

The two sections, manely Junior School and Senior School, remained the same while the ages of the boys ranged from 11 years to 18 years.

iii Education (a) There were 97 boys on the Classroom register on 1st January 1960.

During the year 43 boys were .enrolled and 44 withdrawn leaving 96 on the register at year end.
The average daily attendance in the Classroom was 81.

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At the beginning of the year two boys were attending St. Jo.hn ' s Anglican School in the village.

Four more were enrolled during the year.

One of the two boys who wrote the Pupil Teachers ' Appoi ntment Examination during the year, was successful .

He has since been discharged from the School .

(b) The Library continued to function .


Books were received from the Public Free Library at regular intervals, and magazines , papers and periodicals were regularlj received from the Government Information Services.

.A New Testament was presented to each boy in the School by the Organisation known as the Gideons.

Two Bibles were also presented to the School .

Revd.

Road of the Methodist Church presented 24 books t o the' School Library.

The presentation was made possible through gifts from the Revd.
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H • .Armstrong of the Bible qociety and a Miss Birkett.

To all these persons I will like to express the thanks of the School .

/ The Co- operative .... 10 The Co--operative•Thrift ·soci ety f\m.cti oned successf~ly throughout the year .

The membership at year end was 125, and t he bank balance Sl,114.

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The sum of .$693 .

90 was pai d out during the year to membe~s of this Society who were discharged f r om the School .
iv Buil dings and Compound The buildings were kept i n a fair state of repair , but the main buildings need expensive repairs .

This matter is engaging the attenti on cf the Publ ic Works Department , and it is hoped that repairs wil i be affected soon.

The grounds were kept in good condition through out the year.

V Vocational Training Boys were gi ven t r aining in Woodwor k , Metalwork, Shoemaking, Tailori ng, Cooking and Baking, Animal Husbandry and Agriculture.
(a) In the Woodworkshop t he aver age number of boys in training was 11·.

They continued to rcceive practical and theoretical i nstruction in the basic principl es of the craft .

They were also taught polishing .

Several pieces of furniture werP made , and minor repairs to the School buildings were done.

Revenue amounting to $163.

39 was obtained from the sale of articles made and from repairs done .

(b) The Metalwork shop attended to the minor pl umbing and gutte:t' i ng ~eeds of the School .
It furnished utilit y articles such as baking pans , water cans etc ., to the School .

Revenue amounting to $108.

75 was also collected for work done i .n this shop .

ceived instruction here was 10 .

The avera ge number of boys who re ( c) In the Shoemaking section new shoes were made for boys whc were made for boys who were discharged fr9m the .

Sc..~ool and repair work was done for members of the public.
Revenue collected by this shop amounted to $201.44, The average number of boys i n this shop was 4.

(d) .Among other things made -in the Tailorshop by the 1·6 boys i n training were 93 pairs of tropical pants , 518 pairs of khaki pants, 225 shirts , 197 pair s of pyjama pant s, 75 pyj,;l.Illa jackets, 342 pairs of wor king pants.

The usual day to day mending of the cl ot hing and bedding was done, and boys received instruct i on in t ail oring and cutting.
Revenue collected for work done fqr members of the public amounted to $130.

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(e) _An average of 5 boys was em~l oyed in the Kitchen 8-!ld Bakery.

It was expected that new ovems woul d have been put down in the bakery .during t he year, but t his was not done.

Although provision was made in the Estimates for the in stal lation of new ovens and a new cooking r ange , the Public Wor~s Department did not f i nd i t possible to get the works done .
A Vortex Dough mi-1ng machin~ was installed in the Bakery during the year.

Wi th_ the restricted baking f acilities the School was kept suppl ied wi th bread.

The output from the Baker y was 45327 11 lbs of bread valued at $7;252 .43 and 195 l bs of cakes va!

Red at $97 .

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f J ' The progress of the farm was on the whole sati sfactory.

During the year 28 calves were porn, and 18 b--11 calves were sold for $270.
There were Jio deaths .

A-\ the end of the year the herd ·consisted of 4 steers, 3 ) milch cows and 40 heifers 'and heifer caives.

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\ -j· $ The Dairy produced 97217½ pts of milk valued ··: t $9721.

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Of this 24352 pints were sold to the Public F,.,spi tal at Suddie, 21385 pints were sold to ·othei icustom•3rs, 36126½ pints were used in the School dietary and 15354 pints wer~··fed to calves.

In the Piggery 44 piglets were b.om.


There WE:;.·e 11 deaths, 27 piglets were sold, and 18 pigs were slaught ered for use in the School.

In the Poul try run 7665 eggs we·re coll'ected.

3ales amounted to 276 eggs, while · 216 eggs were incuba~ed anri 7179 used in the School dietary.

Deaths' am~:mg the;.

chic1rnns amounted to 57 while 52 birds were· ·used in the .

dietary .

From the fish pond 181½ lbs of f ish were .


obtained , (g) (See Table IV in Appendix ·:11) An average of 33 boys was employed on the provi ·ion farm, and the School was kept rea-sonably,rell ;mppli ,d with groond provisions and fresh greens.

All t he p··_antain cul tivation had to be destroyed because of the sp:;::-ead of 11r.

'iocha 11 disease.

The fann also suffered greatly frorr the depredation of thieves.
The estimated value of the produ ~e from the farm is to be found in the Table v· of Append:: VII.

vi Spiritual Welfare There were regular Church parades on Sundays thrrughout ~he year.

Both the•.Anglican Priest and the Roman· Catholic Priest visit , i the School regularly and ministered to the boys.

Religious teachers of .Jther de nominations also paid visits .to the' School and conducted ser"I i ces.
vii Recreation Cricket, football, and volleyball were the pr:j.ncipal ou4 1.oor games played and table tennis, dominoes and draughts, the main ind( ::ir games~ Various matches against teams from the neighbourhood.

were ali.

: o :playe d. "A" House won the Inter House Cricket and Football qhampionships, and "B" House the Volleyball and Table Tennis chrunpionships.

The Scout Troop continued to function well and as usual she Troop was represented at the Annual Scouts' Rally, whi.ch was held at Lq uan.
The Troop was also host to Queen's College Tro·op for a week d~rir.

g August• The Brass Band maintained its progress and its services rere in con stant demand by the various other organisations in the neigh1 1urh.ood.

viii Roll During the year 43 boys were admitted.

The youngeFt was 9 years 10 months old, and the oldest 15 years 9 mont~s.

· 'l'he average enrolment for the year was 127 while the actual number on roll at year end -~as 128.
The highest number present in the School at any t i me during the JJar was 135.

Eight of the 43 boys admit ted had no previous convictions.

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• ; ••• 12 Twenty-six boys were committed to the School because of" dishonesty, 4 for assault and wounding, 7 for wanderjng, 3 for being beyond control, 2 for breach of the Pr obation Order, and 1 for using indecent language.

Forty eight boys were discharged during the year.


Two of them were grant ed absolute discharges by His Excellency, t he Governor, one had appealed against his conviction, and the others had completed their terms of deten- tion.

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'-care of boys discharged fran the School is undert aken by the Salvation A my, and one Officer is in charge of this work.

This Officer's activities are confined mostly to Georgetown and its environs.
He is assisted in his work by the Probation Officers who are stationed in the districts.

One of the principal duties of those who supervise the boys discharged from the School, is to assist the boys in securing employment.

From the reports sent t o the Headmaster it is apparent that these Officers are finqing it exceedingly difficult to place the boys in employment.

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Forty--six were added to the list and 49 taken off, leaving 85 at year end.
The After Care Officer paid regular visits to the School On 1st January, 1960, there were 88 boys under super Of the 49 taken off, 20 or 40.8 per cent were failures, they having been convicted of various offences during their periods of supervision.

Of the 20 failures, 13 were imprisoned, one was put on a bond and the others were fined.

One of those treat ed as a failure was convicted for· the carless riding of a cycle.
Approximately 60 per cent of the boys discharged from the School in 1958 completed their supervision satisfac torily.

X Finance Expenditure, i ncluding the value of electric current for the year, amounted to $$8,880.82 and income to $6900.03.

The average net cost of maintaining a boy in the School for the y,;ar was $645.52 as compared with the cost of $614.87 for 1959. xi General The Headmaster had one discussion with Organisation and Methods Adviser during the year.
They discussed After Care Report forms.

Among the many visitors to the School during the year were His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Ralph Grey, K.C.M.G., Mr. Cedric Barrow, Secretary of the Albouyst own Y.M.C.A.

who addressed the boys, and invited those whose homes were in the neighbourhood of the Y.M.C.A., to join the organisation when they left the School; Miss S. Edun, Stipendary Magistrate, and Mr. Hayle, and I.C.A.

Sepcialist who came to the Col ony to assist in the establishment of a Farm School.
xii Conclusion In conclusion this report, I have to record my thanks for and appreciati on of the help and cooperation give:i me by all the members of the Staff.

I have the honour to be, Sir, ·.

Your obedient servant, (Sgd.)

Herman J. Rohlehr HEADMASTER.


- 13 - Q PROBATION I'" / ) i Introduction The year 1960 like the previous ones, has sho.m a progressive ',growth in the functions of the Probation Service, and credit must again be given to the officers who laid the sound foundation on which the super structure is being built.
The service has earned enoomi :runs not only from the Magistrates and Judges who are in a better posi tion to assess the volume of the work done, but also from members of the gener al publi c who sought the assistance of the Probati on Officer in a variet y of social probl ems .

It is only human to have a feeling of satisfacti on that efforts to assist whether, in supervising a juvenile who ran foul of the law or in affecting a reconciliation between estranged spouses , have been so well appreciated.
It gives one the encouragement t o strive even harder to lend a helping hand in spite of disadvantages and f rustra t i ons.

ii Courts There is an increased demand by the Courts for the services of Probat ion Officers who are now expected to be in regular attendance.

This has become desirabl e so that the business of the Court may be conducted in an expeditious manner and it has resul ted in many on the spot compr o mises between parties, which have greatly enhanced the Court s ' functions .
Thus the social aspects of Court work now receive much needed at tent ion with considerabl e economy in time and effort.

iii Juvenil e' Offenders (a) Juvenile Statistics During 1960 there was a slight rise in the number of juveniles found guilty of all classes of offences in the Courts as wel l as in the rate of Juvenile Delinquency in the col ony.

The figures for the hear reveal that 648 children ~d young persons out of a total of 812 (710 boys and 102 girls ) who were cl>...arged were found guilty.
This represents an increase of 135 ori l ast year's total of 513 and indicated an increase i n the Juvenil e Delinquency ratewhich has risen from 3.45 per 1000 i n 1959 to 3.79 per 1000 in 1960 (See A-ppendixVI][) (b) Offences The major increase in the findings of guilt was r ecorded in cases of "Offences against the Person" (assual ts etc . )

whi ch r ose f rom 45 in 1959 to 91 in 1960 an increase of 100.

5%.
5%.

There was an appreciable increase also in the cl assification - "Offences against Property with and without violence" (Larcenies) 322 in 1960 as against 234 in 1959.

--(c) Incidence in districts Four of the six Judicial Districts showed an increase in the incidence of delinquency.

They were the Georgetown , East Demerara, West Demerara and Corentyne Judicial Districts wher e the number appearing before the Courts was increased from a total number of 640 in 1959 to 755 in 1960 .
About 5a/o of the total number of Juvenile Offenders in the colony crune from the city (Georgetown ) whereas the greatest increases were recorded in the East Demerara and Corentyne Judicial Districts where the figures rose from 111 and 48 respectively in 1959 to 173 ·and 76 in 1960.

On the other hand the greatest decrease was in the Berbice Judicial District where the numbers fell from 64 in 1959 to 46 in 1960.
/ It is •• • •• I 14 It is int eresting to note that in nearly all the Judicial Districts there was an appreciable increase in the incidence of Assualts and Larcenies.

In the Georgetown Judicial District there was a marked increase in the Larcenies which rose from 102 in 1959 to 144 in 1960.

· (d) Treatment It will be of some, interest to analyse the "disposal" of children from the Courts after the finding of guilt.
The various alternatives available to the magistrates are as follows: - Unconditional discharge, Probation, Fine, Approved School, Whipping , Conditional discharge (Bonds).
A comparison of the calls made upon these various rethods of dealing with del inquency shows that of the 648 juveniles found guilty in the Courts 303 (46.~) were warned and given unconditional discharge 226 (34.gfo) were pl aced on probation, 55 (8.5%) were fined, 47 (7 .3%) were sent to approved schools, 9 (1.3%) were given conditional di scharge and 8 (1.2%) were whipped .

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( e) Age Groups Of the total of 812 juvenile offenders who appeared before the courts during 1960, 361 were under the age of 14 years (within the age group 8-13) while 451 were within the 14-16 age group .

Compared with· the corresponding figures for 1959, there were increases of 42 and 51 in the 8-13 (under 14) and the 14-16 age groups respectively.
iv The Young Adult Offender (a) Stati s tics The number of persons between the 16 - 21 age group who appeared before the court for all classes of offences has in c:reased slightly.

Of an estimated population of 74,000 inclusive of both ages 1,677 appeared before the courts charged with various offences .

This represents an average of 23 out of .

every 1000.

This rate is considerably higher than that of juveniles and must be the cause of some concern.
It is extremely difficult to place t hese youngsters in employment.

Investigations have disclosed that many of these lads are unemployed or underemployed and in their enforced idleness they indulge in dissocial practices which constitute a menace to the community.

(b) Offences An analysis of the ages and offences and the manner in which they were dealt with is given at Appendix 8 ., The general pat tern of offences for which young offenders were convicted in 1960 was much the same as in previous years.
A comparison with 1959 discloses a slight increase in the number of findings of guilt which rose from 1,448 in 1959 to 1,539 in 1960 an .increase of 91.

The most marked increases were in the groups classified "Offences against the person" (assaults, woundings ) and minor Offences (disorderly behaviour, indecent l anguage and traffic offences ).

(c) Treatment The method of dealing with offenders in this age group follows the pattern as in previous years.

Fines were used in the majori.

ty" of cases.


One hundred and twenty- five (125) / young adult .

• ••••• 15 - young adult offenders wer e committed to prison without the option of paying fines and this represents a decrease of 35 on the total for 1959., 1,677 young adult offenders were charged.
The cases against 103 were dismissed and the hearing of 35 adjournedo The remaining 1 , 539 were dealt with as follows: /I""./ Fined Reprimanded & Discharged Committed to prison Probation Placed on Bond 1141 204 125 38 -21.

Of the 289 adult offenders committed to prison during 1960, one hundred and sixty-two were in respect of non payment of fines , while two were in refaul t .

of pa.ymen t of affiliati on arrears .

The total represents a decrease of 80 on the 1960 total of 369.
(d) Court Investigation In Juvenile cases there is a stututory obligation, except in trivial cases, to obtain the fullest information relating to the child or young person appearing in court before a decision is made as to the appropriate method of treatment .

In the case of adults however, the power is only discretionary and, when invoked after .
conviction and before they have been sentenced or otherwise dealt with, enables the Justices to adjourn the case for the purpose of enabling enquiries to be made with a view to determining the most suitable method of dealing with the offendero • There is still a tendency to assume that an enquiry by a Probation Officer presupposes the ma.king of a Probation Order, consequently in many instances there is no investigation into the Social background of adult offenders, while frequently Probation Orders are made without any enquiries being carried out by a Probation Officer.
With the growing development of our Penal System and the methods of treating Offenders availabl e for consideration by Courts, the Probation Service can pl ay a vital part in the administration of justice by making available to the Justices when directed to do so, information relating to the offenders and their environment.

During the year Courts of Summary Jurisdiction ordered investigation in 244 cases of young adult offenders as against 287 in 1959.
Forty-two of these off.enders were coIIllllitted to prison.

V Prob&:tion and Social Services of the Courts (a) The Use of Probation The Courts are fully aware of the value of Probation in the treatment of offenders and it is appreciated that careful consider ation of the relevant aspects of each individual case is necessary so as to en sure that the individual will respond to this method of treatment and cooperate towards his own r e habilitation.
/ Th.us ••••••••• ~: - 16 Thus, apart f r om the :i.nevi table failures, the system continues to justify the confidence placed in it.

The failures however, continue to be in the concern of the Probation Service.

Their causes are manifold, but it must be admitted that some may well arise because of the inability of the Probation Off icer to cope with a particular situation.
Bearing this in mind the Probation Service is constantly striving to im prove casework technique with a view to minimising the possi bility of failure because of inadequate handling of situations on the pa.rt of the officers.

The number of persons placed on probation during 1960 was 264.

This represents an increase of 25 on t he 1959 total of 239, and is the highest number ever placed on Probation in a single year since the establishment of the Service ..
The compar~tive figures since 1956 are as f ollows: 19.22.

~ 1m ~ 1960 Adults 37 Juveniles 141 51 159 178 210 57 197 254 46 193 239 38 226 264 .

(b) Results of Probation At the beginning of the year there were 310 persons under supervision.

264 Probation Orders were made during the year making a total of 574.

Of this number 218 case~were completed, 134 or 61.5% being classified as satisfactory a; against 118 or 56.5% m 1959 and 64 or 29.4% as unsatisfactory as against 65 or 31.1% in 1959.
The remaining 20 or 9.1%-were classified as doubtful.

Of the 64 individuals who failed to respond t o supervi sion and ma.de appearances before the Court, either on account of a general lack of compliance with the condi ti ans of their Probation Orders or upon the commission of further offences, 13 were gi.

ven the opportunity to make good and were the sub ject of new orders or were.

otherwise dealt with whil e their original orders remained in force.
This attitude of tolerance and understanding on the part of the Courts is very encouraging and offers the offender every rea sonable opportunity of striving for his own rehabilitation.

In 22 cases, however, where institutional treatment seemed the only method of protecting the community from the depreda tions of particular offenders the Court was forced to adopt detention as a final measure.

The methods of treatment used in the unsatisfactory cases may be found in AppendixX.
(c) Matrimonial Conciliation Matrimonial Conciliation work is considered the greatest single measure towards a stable ·and productive society and recognition of this has led to concentrative efforts in this field especially in the Corentyne and Berbice Judicial Dis tricts.

This aspect of the work of the_ Probation Officer is increasing rapi dly, and although non-statutory, is highly important to the community, as stability in the home is ess ential to balanced social adjustment.
During the year Courts referred 124 cases· to Probation Off icers for efforts at reconciliation.

Good relations were restored in 80 cases and in 73 of these there is continued / harmony.

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/Ii;' - 17 - hamnony.

Most of the cases were referred by the Courts of the Berbice and Corentyne Judicial districts.

In the otrer districts there are indications tht greater use is now being made of the service in this direction and, despite problems every effort is being made to meet the increased demands .
Recognition of i:he services of the Probation Officer as a marriage counsellor has led members of the public to seek his advice and assistance in their marital problems before resorting to Court proceedings.

This attitude reflects the community confidence in the work of the Service and augur s well for i:he future.

Three hundred and seventy-nine such cases received attention an:l 302 of these were reconcil ed with continued harmony in 285 cases.

Case work in this field is on the increase.


Five hundred and thr ee cases were dealt with by the Service as against - 431 in 1959.

Apart from patience, skil l and understanding, temporary short-time supervision is necessary to help the re-united couple over the initial hurdles .

Appendix D sets out the details of matrimonial cases deal t with during the year.
(d) Maintenance and Affiliili,£n Cases .A considerable number of persons continue to find them sel ves in prison on account of arrears of maintenance and affiliation.

This must of ne:::essity cause considerabl e con cern because of the social as well as the economi c aspects of such a situation, Several excuses have been gi.

ven for non- payment .


The most common of t:hese are unemployment and underempl oyment as well as resumption cf normal relations and making direct payment to their spouses; but whatever the cause of this social evil it is significant tl:nt 300 offmders were committed to prison in 1960 for maintenance arrears .

The most important aspects of this problem lie in the burden it places on the community because the legal wife and other dependants have in most cases been maintained by Social Assistance.
The cost of keeping a man in prison is hi~h, and at the same time his productivity is 1-ost to the community.

I t seems desirable that the law be amended to al l av f or att ach ments of wages indefault of payment.
The wider use of the Probation Service by the Courts in carrying out means enquiries at all stages would, in addition to equipping the Courts with information not otherwise avail able, also afford opportunities to advise both parties , cor rect mis- understandings, obstinacy and bitterness and possibly help obviate the need---f-o-r-eventual -committals.
(e) Supervision of Fines Considerable effort is now being expended in the supervi sion of young offenders under 21 years of age _ordered t o pay fines by the Courts.

This provides the opportunity of enabling the Probation Officer to guide the individual towards rehabi lation, to assist him in the reorganisation of his financi al affairs and to bring home to him the seriousness of his offence.

In addition it ensures that many fines are paid and offsets the negative step of imprisonment.
/ Sixty-nine •• ••• • I • • I C. () 18 Sixty-nine such cases were dealt with during the year.

of this n:.imber 42 paid off their fines, 24 made part payment and three were in default of payment owing to lack of employ ment.

The sum of $1 7051.4-0 was paid into Couri:;s by Offenders ordered to pay fines under the super:vi.sion of fr.obation Officerso Furth a:- c.etails are given at Append,:i.:lc XIl.
(f)_ Adopti on The Community is gradually making use of the machinery for legal adoption introduced in 195'/ but public education on the availability of thisrervice is.

lacking.

During the year Probation Officers advised several persons on the procedure relating to the adoption of children, and on the cusin dy of children in ·their care.

Several enqUJ.ries and reports were also made and submitted to the Secretary of the Adoption Board on request.

(g) Kindred Social Wq_Tk.


In its efforts to curb Juvenile Delinquency the Probation Service recognises the importance of preventive work.

Thus the services of Probation Officers are available to parents who seek advice an1 _assistance in meeting the -problems of child control and adjust:nent.

, There ·is an ever increasing demand by the public for this type of assistance and in _rendering it many .child:ren :t·.

::..0.-e been .
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saved the stigma of legal action and have benefitted from the same quality of service which is available to others after cqnviction.

In addition, parents themsc~ves ha7e o½t ained invaluable assistance which will be of use to them _as their paren~~~_responsibility con tinues.

During the year 322 of these cases received attention in problems of various kinds.
_One hµndred and sixty-six of these were related to matters of truancy, waywardness and difficult children and 30 were petty-matters referred by the Police in which Court proceedings were not desirable.

The remainder related to matters covering a wide field of juvenile problems and thes2 :•::Jceived attention in relation to their needs.

In this effort in preventive work 176 cases were sub jected to non-statutory supervision.
vi Remand Home The Remand Home in British Guiana is operated by a voluntary agency wi th a Subvention from Government.

Dormitory type accommodation is provided and the focus is on remedial school work.

Recreational facilities are provided and medical att ention given when required.

The average length of s t ay is two to three weeks.

Further informa tion is given at Appendix n Most of the boys rema.n(1 -ed.

are of school age and tuition is provided.

along primary school lines.


Outside of school hours they e~joy indoor games or play cricket and football on a field a short distance from the Home, There were no reported cases of serious.illness and the only reports_ rel_ated to heal th concerned minor ailments.
vii After-care (a) Essequibo Boye' School •• / / ,,-.. /1 - 19 \ (a) Esseguib o Boys' School After Care work·continued·to be the most trying of Probation Officers' duties due, no doubt, to the fact that After Care Supervision is non-statutory and as a result no sanctions of the Court were available.

At the beginning of the year there were 40 lads under supervision to which 43 wer e added during the year making a total of 83.
Of this number 49 cases were completed 24 or 48.9% being satisfactory as against 18 or 36,'"ffi unsatisfactory, and 7 or 14.3% doubtful.
Twenty-five of the lads under supervision during the year ware t;ound guilty of 32 offences and we.re -dealt :with as follows: • , • • Fined , • •, Committed to prison R & D • , Placed on Bond • • • , 10 17 1 _i_ --2.?_ The practice of sending lads on short-term home leave before their discharge has greatly facilitated after care ·· work and has contributed to more speedy orientation after discharge, In addition to this the submission of home sur roundings reports to the School on lads entitled to home leave has kept the school informed on home conditions and pro vided the opportunity of avoiding "risks".
Employment is v:ital to after-care supervision and the un availabiii ty of jobs poses a serious problem.

Most available jobs are temporary and this ma.~es job-finding a recurrent issue.

The problem has been partly met in rural areas by encouraging lands in agricultural pursuits but slow returns usually prove a handicap, (b) Prisons Two Welfare Officers of the Probation Service are entrusted with the surveillance of welfare work among prisoners in the three prisons of the colony.
These offi cers interview the prisoners on admission and keep in close touch with them dur ing imprisonment.

They are thus able to assist prisoners in in their personal and domestic problems.

Non-Statutory supervision is also an essential part of after care procedure.

On the recommendation of the two Discharged Prisoners' Aid Committee' selected cases received voluntary supervision from Welfare and Probation Officers.
Rehabilitative measures have been greatly hampered by the diff~cul ty e~erienced in placing discharged prisoners in jobs.

Work ·as a preventive against falling into trouble is too well ·kn:own to be stressed.

Unfortunately, rising unemploy ment figures during the year made it difficult for the Employ- .

ment Exchange to find jobs easily, and this has resulted in quite a few discharged prisoners losing faith in the Exchange.
I / It is·hoped ••••••• 20 It is hoped that Government ' s plan for industrial expansion and the efforts c£ humane, public spirited persons will greatly relieve this difficulty.

Much public effort has already been evident and the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Cammi ttees are appreciative of the services of employers and individuals for their assistance towards the rehabilitation of Discharged Prisoners.

The two Discharged Prisoners' Aid Committees spent the sum of $5 ,014,94 on 1229 discharged prisoners.
Aid in most cases took the form of cash grants to cover immediate needs but in some cases clothing and fares were also given.

Welfare Officers performed the duties of secretaries to these Committees.

viii Organisation (a) Administration • • • ·The Ministry of Community Development and Education exercised administrative control over the Probation Service.

Control in law, nevertheless, is vested in the Probation Committee, of which the Chief Justice is Chairman, and the Chief Probation Officer~ Secretary.
However the Committee has never exercised its legal powers of control.

Proposals to amend the Probation Ordinance in order that the Ministryaf Community Development and Education could properly exercise its functions as the controlling authority of the Probation Seryice, are under consideration.

The Probation Committee , while functioning in an advisory capacity, still has (as already stated) the legal right to ad ministrative control of the Service.
When the above proposals are adopted the Cammi ttee will have only advisory powers.

Apart from the central Committee there are five District Committees each under the Chairmanship of the Magi.strate of a Judicial District with the District Probation Officer as Secretary • Members of the Committees are appointed by the Governor and are drawn from among suitable interested persons .in the Com munity.
Through the District Probation Committee, the Magistrate is kept informed of the results of rehabilitative measures adopted by the Court and the Probation Officer receives help and advice.

These Committees also provide the _opportunity of keeping the service abreast-of modern thought and practice in Probation Work.
(b) §iaffing • The effective strength of the staff at the end of the year 1960 was as follows: The Chief Probation Officer One Senior Probati on Officer Eight Probation Officers Two Welfare -Officers, Prisons One After Care Officer (E.B.S,) One Class Two Officer Three Clerical Assistants (Typist-Clerks) and One Messenger.
The volume of work places a very unwieldly burden on the limited staff available for its execution and it is only by conscientious work and dogged devotion to duty has the Service been able to meet the ever increasing demands made on it.

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King to act as Senior Probation Officer vice Mr. E.N.

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(c)· Staff.


Training 7 ;Jracili tf es were not available during the year for specific training of·1officers but considerable bel').efi t~ were derived by serving ~fficers from staff conference disqussioris of case work techniques and consideration of individml probl ems as they·.arose from field work.

· In August 1960 the Chief Probation Officer (while on vacation· in Britian) attended the SGqond U.N. ·Congress on tlJ.e 11Prevention ·.of Crime and Treatment -~f Offenders . "
· He was one of the two individual participants from the colony who attended this conference.

He also ' attended aweekend conference on "Neurosis and Crime" at Oxford, sponsored by the National Association of Probation Officers .

-The Chief Probation Officer also took full advant age of the occasion to study new techniques , to compare notes with other Probation Services and to accumulate a weal th of information whicq, on -his ·return to the colony· has been disseminated to the Officers.
:·officers are al'so encouraged to make· full use of .. our - .

reference library with its wide selection of ·readi~g matter relevant to the full s.cope of Probation Work,: and discussion of professional practice and approa~xi:"has improv·ea.

the qua.Ii ty of Siervice.

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i ., , ; (d) Acknowledgements • : • The -Service stands inde):rj;~.4.

to so msny ~ersons for good- ;' ', will and co- operation t hat gratitude would be a mammoth t ask.

The Service is fully appreciative of q.l:).

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the assistance i t. received and is happy · to pl edge the full.

scope of its ser\';ices for the futur e , individual acknowledgements of ix Concluiion .
The Probation Service symbolises the concept= of individual treatme~t- ~i offender s in the· administr a tion of justice and the -suc cess of modem methods of r eformative treatment r emains the responsibi lity of :individual officer s in their p~rsonal contact with offenders and their' int'erpreta'tiort: of t hese methods in the framework of the social order.
The Servibe i s ever mindful of t his il.nd has already achi eved much b~t after fourteen years the scope of demands made of it is but a smali tapping of its.

r esources.

Yet within that scope the quality of its.service and the satisfaction it has given, have led to a com mendab~e ap.d grat ifying public confidence that justifies its full de velopment and expansion.

(Sgd. )

C. N. Murray, -Chief Probation Officer.


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of persons committed during the year For Debt For safe custody (sub- sequently discharged) incl udin~ l unatics For Imprisonment 18 months and over 12 months and less than 18 months 6 months and less than 12 months 3 months and less than 6 months 1 month and less than 3 months Under one month ~ 0 l=tl• (1) s (') [ i. I§~ p, (I) p. c+Hi • .
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ro .. ~ 8 ::t • c+ I-'· g. I-' \.0 to ~ • )-J t:;') ~- § ll) H) 0 Ii c+ t:r' (1) ~ Ill Ii ~ p., (l) p, 23 ;), APPENDIX II RETURN OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Year 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 By sentence of court For prison offences 10t 12@ 13¢ 6+ 5* 2 Nil 1 Nil Nil /.

Incl i+ding 2 Young Prisoners whipped with the Birch.

@ Including 2 .Adult Prisoners whipped with the Tamarind switch.

¢ Including 1 Young Fri.saner whipped with the Tamarind swit ch .

+ Including 1 Young Prisoner whipped with the Tamarind switqh.
* Including 1 Young Prisoner -whipped with the .Tama.r ind switch.

- 00 000 00 - APPENDIX III Probation Department, Georgetown.

Sir, I have the honour to submit the .Annual Report on the welfare of prisoners for the year ending 31st Dec~~ber, 1960. REVIEW Wel fare activities among prisoners in the three main prisons of the colony were performed in the same manner as previous years.
Contact was maintained with each pri soner· as he served his sentence to ensure tlE.t he did ·not suffer .in any way , othe r than by the deprivation of his freedom.

Prisoners were interviewed as soon as practicable after admissitn to prison with a vie w to assisting them with their current domestic problems.

/ ADMINISTRATION ...... -- 24 - APPENDIX III (CONTD.)

ADMINISTRATION The administration of the wel fare work within the pr isons was under the control of the Chief Probation Officer.
The staff comprised t wo welfare officers.

One officer in Georgetown who was responsible for matters affecting persons detained at the Georgetown and ¥.tazaruni Pri sons, while the other at tended to prisoners confined at the New Amsterdam Priso.n, Berbi ce.

DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID CQilll"ilTTEF.S The two Discharged Prisoners • Aid Committees fu?ctioned as usual at the Georgetown and New Amsterdam Prisons .

These Committ ees deal t wi th assistance t o prisoners on release from Prisons.
Aid on release t ook t he form of advice , clothing, tool s, cash grants and help to obtain employment whenever pract icable .

The Committees met fortnightly .

1,261 pr isoners were assisted to the extent of ~~5 ,084 .13 to the end of the year.

PUBLI C ASSISTANCE Three hundred and seventy nine prisoners on adn:ission reported they had left their dependents in destitute circwr.stances .

Each case was expedi tiously referred to the Social Assistance Department and appropriate action was taken .
EMPLOYMENT froviding early empl oyment on r el ease for di s char ged pri soner s con t i nued to be the greatest problem facing the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Committees • .

The provision of early employment i s of vi tal importance in the resettlement of di schar ged priscners to civilian life, but the scarcity of jobs was very apparent during the year.

Most of the employment found was of a tempor ary : nature and as·a result the problem of job finding was an ever recurr ent one.
In an effort to solve this difficulty, prisoners were encouraged to pursue the t rades taught them during their detenti on or to ·return to their former trades etc .

The chief avenues of employment were the Government Empl oyment Exchange, Public Works Department~ Sugar Estates .

Commercial firms also assisted to a certain extent , but it was fel t that there was still much more to be desired from private firms.
SUPERVISION Forty.four prisoner s were seJected for Voluntary Afte~ Car e supervisi on during t he year.

By order of His Excellency the Governor, one prisone r who was detained for l i fe was released , sub j ect to statutory After -Care supervi si on.

In conclusion, may I once again express my appreciation to the many employer s of labour throughout the colony who have shown a willingness to empl oy persons on their discharge from prison, and thus help in their rehabi lit ation.
of Prisons , Chief Probation Officer and staff of the Probation Department, the District Commissioner, East Berbice , not forgetting the Manager , Labour Exchange whose co-operation has always been worthy of the highest prai se .

I am also very mindful of the help afforded me by the Di rector I have the honour to be , Sir, Yo'..U' obedient servant , (Sgd.)

C·.

Williams, Welfare Officer (Prisons) .

Chief Probati on Officer, Probation Department, 1, Croal Str eet , Georgetown.
25 APPENDIX IV Prisons Head Office, Georgetown, /} ~.J / Sir , I have the honour to submit the following report on the Georgetown Prison Medical Service· for the year 1960: - INFIRMARY.

Remaining under treatment in Infirmary on 1.1.60 Admitted during the year Discharged during the year Transferred to Georgetown Hospital for investigation and treatment .

Discharged N.A.D.

Transferred to Best Hospi tal Died at Georgetown Hospital Sent t o Ophthalmic Clinic, Georgetown Hospital Sent t o E.N.T.
Clinic, Georgetown Hospital Sent t o Fra cture & Orthopaedic Clinic, Georgetown Hos- pital Sent to X-ray Department, Georget own Hosptial· Sent to Surgical Clir.ic , Georgetown Hospi tal Sent t o Psychiatrist Clinic, Georgetown Hospital No.

of Prisoners r ef erred to Dental Surgeon, Georgetown Hospi tal ~- 7 303 294 23 39 2 1 60 13 13 26 .
17 1 348 l• ~ 7 303 294 23 39 2 1 60 13 13 26 17 1 348 The f ollowing was the Dental work done:- Dental Extractions Full Dentures Partial Dentures Dentur es r epaired· Dental Fillings 248 6 2 19 22 Transferred to Mental Hospital, Berbice Outpatient attendance - treatment for minor i njuries and ailments Aver age daily No .

of prisoners in Prison Average daily No .

of Prisoners in Prison Hospital Cases of Social Disease i n Convicted and Unconvicted Prisoners : (a ) Urethritis (b) Ulcer Penis (c) V.D.R.L.
Positive 1 1 19,745 19,745 267 .77 8 23 17 3 8 23 17 3 Clinic, .All cases of Social Diseases were referred to the Social Disease Georgetown Hospital.

Inj-ections administered during the yea~ were as follows : - Pencil lin .

A.T.S .
A.T.S .

(Prophylatic) Insulin Adrenalin Streptomycin 942 235 61 22 49 Specimens sent to the Central Medical .Laboratory., Georgetown Hospital for pathological investigations were as foll ows:- G~ucose Tolerance Test Total and differenti al Blood counts 3 3 Diabetic 2 Non-diageti.c 1 I V .D.R .. L. • .... ~-- 26 V.D.R.L.

3 Positive Negative 1 2 Throat swabs for K.L.B.

15 (Negative) Prescriptions dispensed to Officers and their families:- .

(a) .
(a) .

To Officers (b) To tseir families Total M. F. Total 298 2 7 13 300 20 305 15 320 List of New cases treated in the Prison Infirmary - 1960 Chicken Pox Upper.

Respiratory Tract Infection Hypertension Abscesses Hypertension,::- Hemiplegia Bronchial Asthma Mental Observations (certified •insane) N.A.D.

N.Y.D.

Pyre:xia of unknown origin Haemorrhoids Dyspepsia_ Cystitis Allergy · Epista:xis Fissure-in Ans Encephalitis Inflammatory swelling left abdominal wall Circumcision (Done at P .H.G.)
Ce~ebral Thrombosis · Arterio Sclerosis Headache Perineal Fistula Enteritis- .

Infected toes, right foot Pterygium (Operation done at P.H.G.)

Sprain Removal of cyst, right eye (done at P.H.G.)

Abrasions · Convalescing after Appendicetomy (done at ...

P.H.G.)

Filariasis Pulmonary Tuberculosis Debility Persistent Hicc·ough Congestive cardian failure Arthritis Corneal Ulcer Gastritis Tonsillitis Post Operative State (Repti c Ulcer) Bronchitis Post Extraction Bleeding · · 51 · 11 7 5 2 9 1 39 .
23 4 5 1 1 1 2 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 'i 1 1 4 1 1 5 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 l 2 1 1 1 / / Cardiac Irregularity C congestive - /) l 1 1 2 l 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l l 1 l 1 2 3 7 l l 27 Cardiac irregularity c congestive cardiac failure Depression Aortic Incompetence Fasting Laceration and Fracture, left great toe Contusion Laceration, Dislocation and Fracture, left little toe Convalescing after Herniotomy (done at P.H.G.)

Corryza Fracture Ribs Rt.


Hemiparesis Foreign body in Alimentary Canal Cholecystitis Removal of Foreign Body from Chest ... _ Wall (Done at P.H.G.)

Pharyngitis Diabet es Mellitis Epidydimitis Internal Fixation of Acromioclavicular · Joint (done at P.H.G.)

Excision of Tumor, right ankle .

(done at P.H.G.)


· Bradyca.rdia Adenitis of Groin Peripherel Neuritis Auricular Fibrillation Lacerated Wounds Conjunctivitis Admitted for Recurrent Attacks Bronchial Asthma Epistaxis Hypertension I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Sgd.)

L.S.

Ja.ikaran Prison Surgeon.

28 APPENDIX V Analysis of Offences for which persons were committed to Prison during the year ended 31st December,.1960.
Males Females (a) Offences against the Person (b ) Offences against property with violence 513 189 (c) Offences against property without violence 690 (d) Ih default of payment of fines (includ- ing Maintenance and Affiliation Arrears) 1148 (e) In default of payment of debts or re cognizances (f) Breach of Traffic Regulations 212 219 - - 000 0000 000 - APPENDIX VI .
12 2 8 22 15 1 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE .AND REVENUE COLLECTED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st December, 1960 Revenue col lected for the year under review amounted to $12,551.00 whereas revenue collected in the preYious year totalled $8,669.76.

Other Govern ment Departments have been supplied goods etc.

to the value of $2,261.55 and payments ma.de by way of Adjustment Voucher.

No cash payments were made.

The sum of $302,421.88 (£63,004.lls.2d.)

was assessed as the value of prisoners' labour.


The total gross expenditure on Penal Administration for the year was $486,279.00 (£101,308 2s.

6d), as against $422,787.78¢ (£88,080.15s.9d) in the pr evious year.

The aver age cost of maintaining a prisoner for the year under review was $741.26 (£154.8s.7d) without deducting the value of prison labour.

The cost in 19.59 was $633.81¢ (£132.0s.l~) •· .

The cost of feeding a prisoner was $125.41.


Value of vegetables, greens and milk produced during the year was Sil5,386.9().

With the exception of milk suppli ed to the Government Institutions, the produce was· utilised in the Prisons Dietary.

The number of pigs on hand on 31st December, 1960 was 313 • The value of pi gs sold du:ring the year to outside breeders was $1,075.00, and to the Marketing Division, $2,511.60.
The value of pork used in the Prisoners Dietary during the year was 86,459.60, and that supplied to the New Amsterdam and Mental Hospi tals, $168.00. '

) 29 APPENDIX VII TABLE :t-A - HISTORY OF ADMISSIONS .. Ages on Admission Detention Peri od JUDICIAL DISTRICTS Georgetown E. Demerara W. Demerara Berbice >, 'O (I) ,--f +> rD 'd +> ~Q) O+> •f;!.o ~ .

::; [~ co • .

O'I 0 z 0 :z (.)

0) C/l 0) H H H Cll (lj ~ ~ 0 ,--f ,--f ~ 0) 0) C/l Cl.l ~ f-1 H f-1 Cll ti!

ti!
ti!

(I) Q) Q) Q) >, >, >, >, ,--f N ,--f t<\ ,--f s:;t- ...... 1.C"I r-1 0) f-1 Cll ~ ti) H Cll ~ N H <I) (\J ~ ti) 1i!

Q) >, tc'\ 17.l H Cll ~ ~ Cll t<\ Q) >, .

.._,.

H (l) > 0 0) f-1 Cll Q) >, ..:t- H (I) ~ tll f-1" co ~ ~ ct!
~ 1.C"I H Cl) 1.C"I ~ 2 25 25 1 1 5 7 3 3 2 - - - - - - 4 - - 1 1 1 2 4 - - - - 3 4 9 7 5 3 4 4 7 1 3 .2 1 2 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - 4 - 1 - - - 7 - - - - - TCYI'AL ·43 35 1 1 6 8 7 9 11 3 10 15 7 2 3 2 1 : ; JUDICIAL DISTRICTS TABLE I-B - HISTORY OF ADMISSIONS Charges for which Convicted .

f.i Q) +> ~E' E' Q) o8 C) · F; (.)

$j H ttl H Cl) f-lo8 !

f:Q !

f-1 f-1 P-t Q) 'H 1:!

F; 0 >, ll.O (.)


·s i 00 ii § rd ~ Cll •n Cl) +> H Cll f:Q ..a ..cl +> o8 i:: +> 0 i:: • 3 '@ Q) Q) C) bl) t ~ A - 0 ~§ Cl) !

ct!

0) 'O ~ ~ a> A i:: H § :::,~ H ~!

-~ +> 'O ~~ • ., +> >, +> ~-1- § A !Xl 0 0 'd .--l I> H f-1 O ~ Q) .

+> ] C/l 0) .

::; Georgetown .- li.

Demerara w. Demerara Berbice .. 14 l 2 5 l - l 1 · 6.

~ 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 -1 - - - TOTAL 22 3 6 2 '3 1 - - l - 1 - - 2 l '3 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 1 30 - .. ~ -: -:- - ·- TABLE - II - A - ENROLMENT · No.
on Roll at 1,1.60 No.

Admitted during 1960 No.

Discharged during i960 ' .

No.

on Roll at 31.12.60 e • • I .

.

.

.

• • • • .

.

...•.

133 .. ' 43 · .

48 · 128 .... ••• • • • • • .

.... .

... .

... ~E - II- B - REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF BOYS ON 31.i2.60 COUNTY .. DEMER.ARA BERBICE ESS.lj!QUI:00 Total DISTRIOTS Georgetown East Coast West Coast West Bank East Bank New Amsterdam East Bank Wast Bank West Coast Corentyne II Western Essequibo E'..l.stern Bart:i.ca N.w.
District Essequibo Islands NO • 51 25 7 6 9 5 4 1 0 18 0 0 2 0 0 128 TABLE - II - C - AGE DISTRIBUTION ON 31,12.60 Age i n · Years No.

of Boys 9+ 10+ 11 11.l+ 12 12+ 13 13+ 14 14+ 15 15+ 16 16-i 17 l-7+ ' 1 1 - 2 - 15 - 13 13 17 3 38 3 15 2 15 " 31 - - .

1., ,I " I I ') •.
1., ,I " I I ') •.

TABLE II - D OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OCCUPATIONS Cooking & Baking ·Tailoring Shoemaking Woodworking Metalworking Livestock Farming Provision Farming General Labouring 10664 Sick 453 Total dis- tribution Average Daily distri- bution Notes 1558 4641 1307 3231 3022 3466 9847 No.

of Working days= 302 5.2 15.2 4.3 10.7 10.0 ll.5 32.6 35.3 1.5 Total 3818q 126.5 TABLE III - A - VOCATIONS OF DISCHARGED BOYS Vocational Training Received Boys Dis- charged.
Woodwork Baking Tailoring Metal World.ng Shoemaking Farmin,g TOTAL 10 4 8 9 8 g 48 TABLE III - B •• BOYS CONVICTED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF DISCHARGE Year of Discharge No.

Disc.,harged No.

Convicted in 1958 1959 1960 Total 1958 50 4 13 4 21 / Table IV 32 TABLE IV :=. ""'

,-_::-.;~_;:;..

;;._--=--, • • BAKERY STATEMENT .

..... ... ... .

... -· .

EXPENDITURE Wages .

Materials ··etc a · .

: ; .

... : Excess of Value· of ) ) Produce over ex- ) :penditure $· i VAL~ OF PRODUCE .

.

.... 8.
.

.... 8.

7~0.12 195 lbs Cakes at 50¢ 31:10 .

59 45327 11 ' · - .

.. .

.

Bread@ lbs~ .

.

.

97.50 - .

~-' .

-.

16 16¢ 3459,22 ' 7-:,;49,975 I I - .

i \ .

!

: -7252.43 , I 7249.93-_ T~µlI:_""_~_V--'.

__ • ·.a...• ___ I __ .T\:~TOCK F.Afill[ STATEMENT I I i EXPENDITUl-:E Wi'J,_geS ... .
; ' I (", •) I V.ALCE 03' :PRODUCE .204.~S ·· 972-17½ r1Iilkl-@ 10¢ - ; Feed, Medi cines, Upkeep bf buildiri.g etc~- 56_55,03 .. SRle of 18 :Bull Calves .· Vru.ue 01 ··12 born during 1960 · H'3J:i'ers) ) Excess of Value .of Pr o ducts over ezjiendi mre ,. '

.. .71Q7.36 .

.· . '

.·Valn_e ._of.

.

.

9 J_:iiglets-:c"born: during 1960 and remain- 11 · .

.

;·· .

: '· ~ · · • .

... ' .

.


9721.75 270.00 240.00 145.00 Sale of 27 p~glets .... \405.00 2195 l bs Pork@ 50¢ ~097,50 7665 Eggs@ 8¢ • 126 l bs Chicken Meat 181½ lbs Frosh Fish Value of 104 -Chickons bred during .

.1.960 .• • ···r· .

• ·•· .

·- 613 .

20 .126.00 , 36 .30 .. :312.00 J:2966 ~ 75·· .····· .

.... i 112%6.75 i l·· .

..... .

.

; : • ' .. i I I , .. ..,.

.. -· ·- 33 - TABLE VI ARABLE FARM ST.ll.TEivJENT I ,, I • EXPENDITURE 3 VALUE OF PRODUCE Wages Tools, V.1anure, etc .
1294.12 125.76 Excess of Value of Produce over ex penditure 985.69 17791½ lbs Plantains@ 4¢ 6564½ lbs Cassava @ 4¢ 2467½ lbs Sweet Potatoes @ 8¢ lbs Borah~ 6¢ lbs ·Boulangers@ 8¢ 780 1383 680 · lbs Ochroes@ 6¢ lbs Bananas@ 6¢ lb~ Callaloo@ 2¢ l bs Pumpkin@ 8¢ lbs Cocoa Bemis @ 50¢ 3133 lbs Papaws@ 3¢ 5822 1702 584 610 6118 Coconuts@ 2¢ each 102 268 334 lbs Cucumbers@ 8¢ lbs Corn @ 4¢ lbs Black Eye Peas@ 16¢ lbs Eddoes@ 8¢ 1086 ('.

.

t.., 711 .

66 262 .

58 197.

40· 46.

80 82 .98 44 .80 93 .

99 349 .


32 34 .04 46 .

72 305 .00 122.36 16.32 21.44 26 .

72 43.44 2405.57 2405.57 TABLE - VII • • • REVENUE DURING PAST THREE YEARS REVENUE HEAD 1958 1959 1960 Maintenance Fees ,.,.

'.)

549.

31 · 3 622 .

85 f"• ,:) 598.

66 Sale of Products etc .

3653 .19: 4060 .78 3866 .17 Value of Goods Sold & Services) Rendered to other Institutions) 4536 .12 1616.00 2435 .
20 87 8.62 6900 .0 TABLE VIII - 34 - TABLE - VIII • • EXPENDITURE & REVENUE STATEMENT EXPENDI'IURE a REVENUE ; Personal Emoluments 57891.01 Maintenance Fees 3 ; 598.66 Transport & Travelling Dietary Fuel·& Light , Clothing & Bedding Workshops- Tools & appliances .

Earnings, Gratuities, Etc.
Bakery Sanitati on & Drainage Arable Farm Miscellaneous ¥1aintenance of Koker Sale of Prcx:lucts 3866.17 11311.82 7245.49 Milk Sold to Public Hospital 2435.20 246.84 To Balance being neit cost 3232.82 school to Government 81980.79 of 3016.38 1937.40 3110.59 '146.46 1419.88 1457.64 216 .00 ; ; Maintei:iance of Stock Farm 5859.39 Electric Current 1187.10 88880 .82 88880 .82 TABLE - IX • • NETT COST OF SCHOOL DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS YEAR 1958 1959 1960 Average Daily Roll Nett Cost per vear Nett Cost per boy per year -· 129.1 ~83061 .11 136 83622.21 .. · 127 81980 .79 B643.39 612.87 645.52 Nett Cost · per boy per day : r.31.76 1 .
68 1.76 -------~~~---------~----..,__ .._.., .. ._ -.,-~-~---=~--~~~~------ . )

/ - 3S - APPE}':9IX VE: (1) Analysis of ages .. ~f Chi~dr en and Young Persons dealt with by Jt:v 0nile Courts .

~ -1 .

;·:.1d.icial Di st:".


'icts JUDICIAL DISTRICTS AGES 8 9 1(, 1.1. :'.2 11 14 15 · 16 Total M F M F M 1' M F M F M F M F M F M F Georgetown and Providence 3 10 21 36 45 51 76 102 ll 1 -- --- 3 5 8 9 14 9 1 ~1 F 355 50 West Demerara 2 2 4- 16 1 9 .... _,a,_ 1 r 0 6 24 17 8 82 East Demerara 2 5 ---·--- - ---- 16 1 Berbice Corentyne 3 1 2 l ------------------- .

.
.

3 2 - 1 ~ 12 18 20 37 2 8 ------------------- 10 10 1 4 " c.. 5 3 45 19 -------- 155 18 12 1 42 1 2 1 2 10 17 22 13 70 2 , _,_ 1 2 2 l l 6 166 .

198 33 710 4 6 5 Essequibo 2 3 ----------------------------- TOTAL VJ.ALES 6 23 44 64 76 100 TOTAL FEJ.v.

!.ALES l 2 4- 9 13 2-9 30 21 GRAND TOTAL ?5 48 T3_ '}32 1!9 196 219 3 26 102 812 (2) Distribution of cases ir.
J1..·:ven·:_.:.e Courts JUDICIAL DI STRICTS Georgetown East Demer ar a West Demerara Berbice Corentyne Essequibo Total ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... , ....... 1959 382 111 99 64 48 15 T9 1960 I ncr ease De crease 405 173 101 46 ,... ~ I 11 812 23 62 2 28 115 18 4 22 36 - (3) Analysis of Treatment of Juveniles All Judicial Districts Judicial Dist ricts Prob.

E.B.S.

B.G.S.

R.&n.

Wpc.

Fd.

Dis.

Wan.

S.O.

Bnd.


Geor getown Ea.st Demerara West Demerara Berbice Corentyne Essequibo Total 226 39 8 303 8 55 140 21 3 9 ; ~ : Total number of cases Total number found guilty .

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

1960 1222 ••• ... 812 648 719 513 Percentage of cases found guilty Reprimanded and Discharged Probation Approved School s Fined Otherwise .... .

.

.

.
.

.

.

.... .... •••• • •• ••• • •• • •• • •• 1960 ~ 46.fffo 34.g'/o 42.5% 38.a/6 7.% 8.5% 2.5% 8.8';& 8.2% 2.5% Prob.

- E.B.S.

- B.G.S.

- R.&.D.

- Wpd.

Fd.

Dis .

wan.

s.o.

Bnd.

Tot.

Probation Essequibo Boys' School Belfield Girls' School Reprimanded & Discharged Whipped Fined Dismissed Withdrawn Struck Out Bonded Total (4) Offences Committed by Juveniles All Judicial Districts / CLASS I Offences against the person.

37 ).

,/ G' Tn E.D.

w.n.


B'CIB C' Tne E'BO Total· 4 16 3 4 .. 10 8 55 _58 5 8 2 2 "":" f " 1.:.

-> c:s 3 .t..1..t..1 1-:;.:.\.

1 'J.

v ,.

: ..L.l..l.t.-,V CL.ASS I: Offences against the person.

Assault Assault : C.A .B.H.

Assaulting Peace Officer Indecent Assault Attempt Suicide 1 T'".L .l.

Buggery Indecent Act Inflict ing Grevious Bodily Harm Obstruct ing Peace Officer Resisting Peace Officer Wounding Total •• •• .. •• .. O J.
•• .. .. .. .. 20 16 4 2 2 ·c:: 1 12 57 18 14 1 1 - 1 \'.l 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 5 40 27 12 .

23 CLASS II : Offences a~inst :12ropert;y: with violence; Brea'k: & Enter with Intent .. 4 5 Brealc & Enter & Larceny 22 12 ------1... ·.-::_ --- -26_ 17 CLASS III: Offences against propertI without violence Attempt Larceny Entering a dwell ing house with Intent False Pretence Fraudulent Mi.sap- propriation Larceny Larceny from the Person Praedial Larceny Receiving Stolen Prope rty Unlawful Possession 2 •• .. ~.
1 .. 1 •• 129 6 .. 9 •• 2 2 - - 2 2 8 8 2 2 42 34 18 14 5 242 2 1 30 2 2 6 1 .. 15 3 l 2 162 78 41 22 20 6 9 49 1 .21 220 -- 1 1 1 1 1 3 28 162 1 10 46 1 .

'56 ' 4 2 1 1 ----.,,---.,..------------- ---..-----~---- 38 G'Tn.

E.D.

W.D.

B'ce.
C' tne, E' Bo Total CLASS IV: Malicious Damage to Propert;y: Attempt Arson Malicious Damage to Property • • CLASS V: Offences against the Currencx CLASS VI: Offences not includ~d in other classes Abusive Language Bathing in Prohibited area Breach of Licence Ordinance •• • • •• Breach of Motor Insurance Ordinance • • Breach of Probation Order Breach of Shop Ordinance Careless use of Vehicle Carrying Offensive Weapon Circulating obscene writing Cruelty to animal Disorderly Behaviour Drunkenness Escape from Lawful Custody Exposed articles for sale except at a st:tll 10 Fighting Gambling Gaming Giving false alarm (fire) Giving false information to public servant Indecent~ Insulting Language Injury to crops and animal Killing bird with Intent to steal carcass Loitering Obl iterating Brand Refractory Boy Carried Forward .., .
4 6 .

 G'Tn.

E.D.

W.D.

B"'8 C'tne E'bo Total 83 23 - .

17 1 1 147 Brought .forward Releasi~ Strays R9gu~ry & Vagabondage Stoning Railway vehicle Threatening Language and Behaviour Throwing Missj,_les.
Traffic Offenc·es Travelling on train Trespass without per- mission Unlawf'ul Assembly Unlawful & Malicious wounding to He-ass Unlawful possession of Bush Rum Vagrancy Wandering · Writes on wall without consent of owner TOT.ALS:· ~ I CLASS II CLASS III CLASS IT CLASS V CLASS VI •• •• •• •• •• •• 1 2 1 1 1 6 ~5 40 17 78 3 .11 29 5 2 4 23 1 128 57 26 163 l 18 3 1 1 .. 5 2· 1- 1 1 1 5 24 10 12 2 22 27 8 41 1 1 1 22 23 2 · 20 6 ...; 25 76 1 3 1 6 1 11 5 2 1 3 13 29 l 6 2 l 2 5 35 1 252 162 56 330 11 253 812 158 35 24 10 Grand Total: .
405 173 101 46 APPENDIX IX .Analysis and distru,bition of total number of children and Young Persons charged before the Juvenile Courts of vari-ous districts.

(i) Georgetown Judicial District 1959 .......... 382 1960 ee eG••··• 405 ' ,_ I Ca) Georget_own _.

•••• I}-> ... .. 40 .

.. ( : (a) Georgetom · Juvenile, il'.tcl uding · Providence Court.

Type's of Offences Prob.

i.B.S.

B.G.S.

R&D.

Wpd.. Fd.

Dia.

Wdn.

SO.

Tot.

Assault: C..A..B.H.
Assault; Common Break & Enter & Larceny Breach of Probation Disorderly Behaviour Exposed articles for sale ezcept at a stall Fighting Indecent Language Larceny Larceny from the Person Larceny: praedial Traffic Offences Throwing Missiles Wandering Unlawful possession Wounding Others* Total 5 1 10 1 1 1 1 37 5 2 1 8 4 4 14 95 l 1 l -1 3 1 12 1 6 1 8 ll 10 6 3 9 4 8 52 7 16 4 9 6 6 27 l 3 1 l - 1 - i - 1 - 15 l 19 22 10 6 10 9 16 119 5 9 29 23 15 12 57 - 11 1 3 3 l 4 2 10 - 2 5 4 1 7 4 4 11 1 l 4 l · 21 7~ 186 2 29 38 6 3 387 .
* Included under ihis ·head are:.:.

.
.

Abusive Language Assault: Indecent Assaulting Peace Officer Attempt Larceny Attempt Suicide Bathing in Prohibited area Break&: Enter with Intent Carless use of vehicle Carrying offensive weapon Malicious damage to property Obliterating brand Unlawful Assanbly Writes on wall without consent of owner 2 2 4 2 2 3 4 1 5 1 1 2 .1 Circulating obscene writing Escape from lawful custody False pretence Fraudulent·Misappropriation Gambling Gaming Giving false fire alarm· Giving false informatt9n to public servant.
Loitering Obstructing Peace Officer Trespass Vagrancy ·· 1 4 1 1 1 · 6 1 1 1 1 5 4 Sex of Offenders Males Females ••••• ••••• 251 -2§.

289 Age: No.

7 8 2 9 5 10 20 ~69 persons committed 387 offences • .Analysis ·0f Ag9tgroup 15 11 ... ~2 .

.. 13 14 16 Total 29.

· 37 · .

46 69 72 289 Rempriuended & Discharged Probation ••••• ...... (b) Georgetown Magistrate Court - Juveniles (charged with adults).

/ Types of Offences•••••••• .

., • .

• I ))'>/ .

Types of Offences Prob , R&D.


E.B.S, Dis Bnd Total Assualt: Common Assault: C,A,B.H.

Disorderly Behaviour 1 Indecent Language Killing bi rd with intent to steal carcass Larceny Larceny from the Person 1 2 1 1 1 6 1 9 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 SEX OF OFFENDERS 1 1 3 1 1 10 1 18 Males Females ..... ..... 1 2 _j_ 17 17 persons committed 18 offences .

of Age Group.

Analysis Total 1 1 2 2 4 7 17 (II) East Demerara Judicial District 1959 ••••• 111_.
1960 ••••• 173 Total Age: No .

Types of Offences Prqb.

B&D Fd, E,B.S.

wan.

Dis End.

Wpd.

B.G.S • .

Tot .

8 3 1 Assault Assault : C,A.B ,H, Assaulting Peace Officer Indecent .Assault Unlawfu1 · Wounding Break & Enter & Larceny Break & Enter with Intent Larceny Larceny from the Person Praedial Larceny Receiving Stolen Property Unlawful Possession 1 Malici ous damage to property - Abusive Lang,~ge Breach of Pr·obation Order J., 8 2 18 1 1 6 6 6 ... :..· 7 .. .

;_ , 1 2 4 1 15 6 1 1 2 3 1 1 -.


1 :If" 1 3 4 1 2 2 6 ;i.

3 1 2 1 Carried Forward 65 43 2 2 5 26 .... 1 /Buggery ...... 18 14 1 1 5 12 5 42 2 30 1 ·3 3 1 6 144 Types of Offences Prob.

R&D • .

Fd.·E.B.S~ B.G.S.

Wdn.

Dis, Bnd.

Wpd.

Tot.

.

: .~-' \' ·~ ·-' 2 ... 5 26 ""!'


2 2 43 1 1 2 65 1 Carried Forward Buggery Ca.n;iless Use af Vehicle Carrying offensive Weapon 1 Cruelty to animal Disorderly Behaviour Fighting Giving False Infonmtion Indecent & Insulting language Injury to crops & cattle Stoning Railway Vehicle Threatening Behaviour Throwing Missiles Trespass Vagrancy Wandering 1 1 ,.. 1 1 5 2 1 l 1 1 1 - ~ 144 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 2 1 Total 76 51 5 2 6 30 2 1 173 SEX .
OF OFFENDE:RS Ma:les Females •••••• •••••• 134 ...12.

149 • 149 persons committed 173 Offences AnaJ.ysis of Age-Group Age: No: .

'.

8 2 9 6 10 16 11 '.

2b' 12 18 13 13 14 35 15 39 16 Total 149 Reprimanded & Dishcarged Probation .. •• 29.

4% 43 .g/b (III) West Demerara Judicial District 1959 1960 •••••• •••••• 99 101 Types of Off ences Assault: Common Assault: Indecent Assault : C oA·.B.H .
Attempted Suicide Unlawful Wounding Break & Enter & Larceny Larceny; Simple Entering Dwelling house-) with int ent ) 1 1 1 1 8 1 12 10 1 1 2 1 3 6 3 2 1 ... 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 {Ir 1 16 1 3 8 34 2 Carried Forward .16 20 1 6 Praedial Larceny 10 4 ••• ' \ I"\ ' .

'•.

. '

, ..... .

- .i -· .. 43.

· -·-·- -·- .

.

.

.. -----.... .

...... ---.. - ··--·- ·-•--' Types 'of Offences .

,.. Prob;; ~&ID-, .Ri.¼ EB$,., B8-S::'-Bn~.

'/·Vip-d., Sec QDi~f; t,tan;.·s.o • .


Total __ _ _ 42 ___ _ , ....... :- ---···· · -----.. , -• _ .

.. __ ..... ~ • • • t~ .• .

,,.

.

• ·• -·· · · · .. .

.. • • ,-:, _, 'tr, .·"•·: '.

1:.'...

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.

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·.- ::.-79 - • ·=-.

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2 ·· l ..:: •.

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.

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:-- ·-: .-., .

... ,-:- r - - .

• .. ~: .. :" .. _:- .

7 - "' .... • .. .. 1 •• : 1 .

.

;.

Praedial La;6:e~y · Attempted Larceny Unlawful Possession.

Disorderly Behaviour Breach of Prob.· Ord~r 4 Careless Us e of .,;.

2 1 Vehicle Fi~hting 1 2 .. Gaming .. ....... -... --~---:Cnde.cent .. .J).ct - ..... ··· ---~- .... _ .-·· .

.-----·-·--··.

:~;~;~~-g _:_~~-;~ .. , __ ,_,_,_ .. 1 - ;~ - .


~> .. -~<-L. ~ ... ::.

···:-· --~·-::-···-··~ : -·······=· -------~ ...... ·····-·-······ .

"i .. ' --· .... .

1 - - -····--···--· , .. , -- ···--·- ~---·.

·•·--.

:,;" - ..• -·- ........ -·--· .

.

Roguery & Vagaba1dage Wandering ..

Attempted Arson Unlawful Possession 1 1 of Bush Rum .

3 - .

:: .- .

., ~"' .

.. .

· •• · ~ ' ' I .

- 1 Total 27 27 ..... .... · .

- 14 - · ~ .

: · .

: 7 1 .

.. '_·,: ·_·.

.

.


:·.f 1 5 19 SEX OF OF.FENDERS- 75 16- ... .

.

.

.

, : .

:: ..... 91 pe rsons com:(lli tted.

101 : .offen·ces.

Mal es Femal es .

.

,.., .

.

. '

' ..

., ··· [.!

1 2 ···" r ·- 1 l l 5 l ;i.

- 101 • ·'.i .. ._ ~----~-- .

.

.ANALY$J:S .OF AGE'·GROUP.

·-··- : ... u .

.. .. 5 .. -· ..... ,.

··•"'"',"'Jieprimanded &° "ni~ch;;g~d·- ··~ ••• 32 .o//o ~e No.

-· .

.. -- .

10 9 ... 8 2 2 .

,·i2 · i6 · 20 25 .

( ' _. ,.-; ,-; Pro ba-ti on .

,',.


•,•). "

~ .

:, ._., .

.

13 14 15 -16 Total - ... .... ... __ .. - .. -·.. .

·- .

19 --· .

e. .. _ ...... 91-- --- ,•· .

· .\ .•• 32 rd_ -.,wo .. _.· ·.

·_(-: ?.~ - :-;_< .. .

· 1 • Berbice Judicial District ____ ............ .

.. --·• --........ .

, ,,,.

___ _.. ...... __ ._, ·-·-··· .

:, .-.~ .. .. .. --~ .. " ... ... ..... .

• -•• .

, :, •• •• •,....., I•• •• ••-• ••• - • • • • 1959 1960 • .• ;-.. 64 •••• 46 .. ' .

=: ·.r.

ri1 : .. ~ • ., .-·,·:• · .


-."

.• I Typ~s :of Off enc es Prob.

EBS.

BGS.

R&D.

.

Fd.

l3nd • .

.

,Larceny · .

·Assault C :A .B .H.. Ass~u.1,-J; Disorderly Behaviour Break & Ent er & Larceny Praedial Larceny Unlawful Pos session .

Unlawful Wounding In.dee en t ll.ssaul t · Releasin g Strays Carried forward 3 1 1 5 l .. 1 ' 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 ,- 3 7 · ·2 ,:, , .. l ·-.

: ,y,_- ·_ .

.

1 .

.

- ·:" .

- ·- , .

.

.

.

·l 2 .·· .

.1 .18·- 4' ~- - .3 , ''· .

3 .

".i.'.


z ·· •· ... 2-· · :.

2 2 · 2 -2· 2 13 .12 2 40 L Thr owing mis ,siles.

•• ·• -:·,~· ••• ,.

t • • ·- ., •• .. .

··· - ··-··l __ .

- · '' .

.

:.·.

····· .. :: .

.

:-:: ... : .

-/: ·_ .... :\ · " :· •··.

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.

···-···· .

.

.

,~ .

.. .. .

...

., 44 - t .

J ··Total ·· ······.


Brought Forward Throwing Missiles Unlawful &: Jviallcious· damage to he-ass Injury :to animal Travelling on "t rain ·· without permission Inflioting Gri_evous bodily harm Fi&itin~ Total 5 2 .. 2 3 3 .12 l 1 1 13 3 3 15 ·.·.

: j , 40 ... '1 .. .

.. l .

.- 1 ~ ,• ~ ,_., l l 2 l l 1 5 SEX OF OFFENDERS: Males · Fem.ales ...... .

.

.

.

.

.

.. 37 _!__ 41 • · · · ' · ·41· persons committed 46 .o;f;f eri.c~~-.. .

•,··, Age: No.
•,··, Age: No.

(v) .. ··-·-· 8 1 9 3 10 3 • Analysis I of .Age .. Group ... .

... 11 · 1 2 13 .

14 .· 1 .. 10 .

8 15 12 16 1 Total 41 -~ ,.

~. '

Reprimanded & Disclp.arged •••• 23 .9}6 Dis.

under Sec.

42 Cbap.

15 •• ,15.zi& .Probation ••• J.:0.8}& Coren~yne Judicial District 1959 1960 ...... ...... 48 76 ' · .

.

,.

Types of Of fences · ·Prob~- Dis.

Sec .

42 ·.

R&:D. Bnd E,B.s.

Fd: .• ·1:-,- WPP~ : W~.

:pis._ Total Larceny of Money 1 Simple Larceny l Break & Enter& Larceny 2 -.. Tarc·eny.
of Poul try Pfa~su.al ~a~ceny.

Assault to cause ·) _, ~c~r -·botli·:ty-t.iann) 2 . '

2 1 .. :i.ng 0 Common As~fa.ul t Damage to property T~reatening Language Indecent Language Disorderly Behaviour Wanderi ng · Cruelty to animal R'eleasing ... Strays Unlawful J?ossession of 1 2 Bµs~ _R,u,m Breacl;l of Sb.op ··ciosi.rit .

•.

Ordinance· Roguery &-.. Vagabondage ..... , ,-- Refractory Boy · · Dnm.kenness, .

.

Breach of Motor Ins.

Ord.

1 Breach of Licence Oro TOTAL 13 b 2 3 2 l - 2 1 2 1 1 · 15 ,3. ,1 .
• - ... ·l l 3· .

;, ) 1 1 l J.

- ).

1 1 1 .l 1 .. - .. - : ""•-·1 1 15 2 6 1 1 1 1 4 l 1 -.. 2 1 -.

2 8 1 5 '3"• .. .

4·- ... , ... 10 6 1 2 6 1 4 3 - ·-' 2 ..., l - .. .. ( ,.

_ -· l ~ ~ .

.

~ --: ·- - .

], ·-.. ;, .

,- 8 5 2 1 6 1 1 1 2· 1 1 1 76 3 4 14 ~ - - -,,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \ I .. 45 - _.

~EX OF OFFENDERS Males Females •• 58 __§_ • • 64 persons committed 76 offences Ages in Years: 8 Males Females- - Total ANALYSIS OF AGES 10 2 11 1 .
·9 3 · ··l 12 2 2 13 8 14 13 15 18 1 4 2 1 4 8 .

13 19 13 Probation Dismissed R&D.

- 17.1% - 38.2% - 19.7% (VI) Essequibo Judicial District 1959 1960 ••.• .

••••.

15 ......... 11 16 Tot.

ll 2 58 6 64 Types of Offences Prob ... · R&J) Dis Wpd Total Break & Enter with Intent 1 Disorderly Behaviour Indecent Assault Larceny Larceny from the Person Wounding Total 1 3 1 1 6 - 1 2 2 l l 2 5 1 l 2 2 11 SEX OF OFFENDERS Males••~~~~ '.

6 Females •• ~ ~ ....5... 11 11 persons committed 11 offences.
· Analysis of .age-group Age: io.

8 9 10 11 12 l .... 5 13 1 Reprimanded & Discharged Whipped Dismissed ••••• •·• ••• li1-'.

15 16 Total 11 J ' ..... .. · .. · . '

.

.... , 1 54.6% 18.2'% 18.2% ' L .APPENDIX x • .

/ .

.

.

46 .

.

.. APPmDIX .

X .

·• ... (1) Number of cases under care of Probation Officers at 1.1.60: - Males under · 16 Females under 16 Males ·over 16 Females over 16 •• •• •• 224 26 56 ' ~.

_..!

310 (2) New Cases placed on probat~on for year ending 31.12.60:- .

·~ ·· 1··~.

·.
·~ ·· 1··~.

·.

Males under 16 Females under 16 Males · over 16 Females over 16 •• •• •• •• 202 24 32 __&.

(3) (4) (5) Number of Probationers supervised during.

the year · · .. ·· - ... · 574· ........ ..

Number of Cases completed satisfactoriiy· ~t -·31.12,60 "134 .... .

Number of Case s completed.unsatisfactorily at 31.12.60 (1) (2) (3) Cammi tted to Approved Schools ColDI!li t:t.ed'.

to'-Plti.SQP.-.. Consi dered unsatisfactory for 17 ' .. --.

·5 other Feas ons .. -------- ...... (6) .Numb.er.


of Cases complet.ed doubtM.

~t _ 3;1.~J.2_.§Q __ ___ .. 20 '(7) Total number of Ca f:ies remaining Wlder care of .

.... ... .

..

Probation .Offic.er .. a:t 3).

,12 .

!5,Q_: .. .. ___ ..... ...... .

.... (8) Probationers wh o appeared before ihe Court again, af-t:er being p;J,,aced on _probat i on .
and how __ dealt with: - Reprimanded &-·Discharged .. • • 61 Essequibo Boys' School (Committed) 21 Probation Order rescinded and new order made Dismis sed Fined P:rison· (Committed} --· Withdrawn - .. --Proba'ti-oh· ·to- ·c-ontimie · -----· ... 9 3 2 &· ... .. l ··4 ·-·· Belfield Girls' School (Committed) _J_ (9) Investigations and Reports for Courts:- ·--- .

3~6- ... ... .

..... .

.

.. " .. • •.

.

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; .

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,., .

- .... /..:.

.. .

.

:_ .

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114 Children ~ Y 9:µpg · P.e.t'.sons Adults - 16 - 21 years _of age 346 ...1!i 421 (10) No.

of probat ioners under supervision for each month:- Jan. Feb. Mar.

Apr.

••• ••• ••• ••• 295 2s4 ·,.

288 291 May ·.·.

June July Aug .

.. •• ~ ..

=.

:.· :-.·-· ·• • ••• 293 ••••• 298 • ••• 3CO • ••• 306 Monthly average ·· .. • ~.

t ... 308 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. • ••••• • ••• • ••• • • • • NQ, ~C?

:t: visitf:!

·.~C?

Probati~er!

;:I /,.

No.


of visits from Probationers· •••• •••• 4024 4308 322 335 · 343 336 .. .. .

.

.

., .

: ...... : •.

:!..

.

-.

·:-:· ~Ork Finding ••••••••• Work Finding 47 No.

of .frobationers placed in employment by P.O.

II Exchange • ••• 70 •••• 9 " " II " II II .APPENDIX XI .Q.ih~;r Social Work of the Courts Ma.trimonia,ls: Court matters investigated by P.O.
Na.intenan,ce .Orders Divorce Pro.ceedings Pending • • •• •••• • • • • 36 4 Struck Out Withdrawn Reconciled •••••• ...... ..... 4 80 Tot al •••• • 124 Reconciliations in which harmonious relationship continues Matrimonials: Private Matters Independent of Court ••• T3 • • • • 302 .

Reconciled • • • • • • • 379 Investig~j;e4.

•·•• 285 Reconcil;i~:t~.ons in which harmony.

continues ·••·• 51 Supervis;i..0?1 of parties reconciled through court No.

of v;i..s;i:ts to these couples • • .,.


337 Supervis;i..01J.. to ~rties of independent conciliati.on .• 221 ••• • 1172 No.

of viait~ to these couples No.

of co~ples under investigations on 31.12.60.

••• .

1.

For Courts 2.

Independent •••• 20 Investigation •••• 31 APPENDIX XIi Supervision of Fines No.

of Fines supervised No.

of fines paid off Amount of Fines imposed •••••• Amount Paid ••••••• Amount Outstanding •••••• No.
of visits made during supervision of fines Court Investigations Slt578.31 1,051.40 526.91 No.

of Investigations - Juvenile Court No.

of Investigations - Adult Cour t No.

·of Matrimonial Invest i gati ons for the Court No.

of actual visits in process of court invest i gat i ons No.

of re:ports for the Courts APPENDIX XIII After-Care Work - Approved School No.

of boys under supervision on 1.1.60 No.

expired during the year No.

placed under supervisi on during t he year No.


under supervision on 31.12 .60 No.

of visits ma.de by P.O.

No.

of Home Leave enquiries No.

of vi sits to P.O.

by boys No.

of Pre-discharge enquiries Unreconciled •• •·•• 77 •••• 69 •••• 42 •••• 196 •••• 673 •••• 244 •••• 119 •••• 1544 •••• 835 .... ••• 32 21 20 •••• 31 •••• •••• 319 • •• 12 • • • 13 3 • •• / Prison •••• .

48 Pr ison .. No.

of Home Surroundings Investigations No.

of Discharg~d Prisoners from whom·P.O.


found work •••• •••• 7 1 APPENDIX XIV No o of Adopt ion Investigations No .• visited by P.O.

a:t 31.12.60 No of Adop.tion Report s submitted No.

of Adoption visit s No .

of ·persons seeking advice on Probation Procedure .

No.

of persons seeking advice on custody of Children General Kindred Social Matters · · · APPENDIX XV to P.O.

for assistance No.

improved No.

improved No.

resolved No.

assisted No.

improved No.

·improved of varying nature referred No.


of matters Waywardness Truancy General Domestic Disputes· Public Assistance I mmorality - Young persons a.no: ••••• • • ••• ••••• ••••• 94 72 28 35 Young Adults Drunkenness - Young Adults Petty Offences referred by Police but not involving court proceedings Matt ers relating to h ome accommodation Maintenance of incapacitated parents No.

of children, young persons, and young adults who received voluntary supervision No.
of visits·io them •• ·23 11 •• .. •• .. •• •• 30 9 20 176 661 ••••• ••••• ··~··· ..... ••••• ••••• 1 1 3 9 12 22 ••••• 322 76 53 23 32 13 ..... ..... ..... ...... 9 ••••• ••••• APPEND-IX XVI Analysis of Offences committed by Persons 16- 21 years of age and how dealt with: .

CLASS I: O(ferices against the person Prison Fd R&D Prob.

& Bonds Dis • .

Pend.

Tot.

195(: 2 Abduction Act of gross indecency Assault: aggravated Assault: C.A.B.H.

Assault: Common Assault Peace.Of ficer Assault with.
Intent to rob Att empt to commit Buggery Attempt Suicide Buggery · Ill- t r eatment .of ch:i.ld Indecent Assault Inflict ing grievous bodily harm - Manslaughter 2 Obstruct Peace .Officer.

1 4 2 1 50 42 9 l 3 2 4 CaJ:Tied Forward ~ 114 l 5 3 1 1 l 1 2 · 4 2 2 1 12 12 /Rape•••• 8 9 1 18 ·2 7 1 65 59· 10 ·1 ·1 · 3 · 4 ·5 ·5 ·2 7 172 2 ·l 1 1 2 7 2 39 84 12 4 3 10 l 1 5 16: /')) 7 Class I: Offences a:)'inst .

.

the Eerson.

{cont 'd • .


Brought li'orward Rape Resist Peace Officer Robbery with violence Unlawful Wounding Wounding with Intent Total Class I Class II: Offences against property with violence, 49 Prison Fd R&D Prob.

& Bonds .Dis, Pend, Tot, 1959 .

114 - ... 2 30 9 2 ~ 7 .l .. 1 · 18 12 12 7 1 7 1 1 6 5 172 2 3 7 50 2 161 1 6 11 · 34 20 146 26 14 18 12 236 213 Prison Fd.

R&D Prob, B~ds Dis, Pend.


Tot, 1959 Attempt Break & Enter Break & Ent er & Larceny Break & Enter with Intent Burglary Receiving s t olen property 1 35 1 1 28 4 7 1 74 1 1 2 95 6 2 1 Total Class II 38 28 4 7 77 106 Class III: Offences a~nst property without violence Attempt False Pretence Attempt Larceny from the person Corrupt Transaction Enibezzlement Entering dwelling house with intent.
False Pretences Fa.lsification of Accounts Forgery Found by ni ght in building with intent Fradul ent Conversion and Mis- · appropriation Larceny Larceny from the Person Larceny from a dwelling house Obtaining credit by fraud Praedial Larceny Unlawful Possession 1 1 2 6 l 1 1 2 36 114 5 7 3 1 11 15 4 Total Class III 50 161 23 1 1 2 27 Class IV Malicious damage to property Attempt Arson Damage to growing things In jury to Property Malicious damage to property Total Class IV 8 8 4 4 1 1 2 13 2 1 3 219 17 4 l 19 26 4 4 309 1 20 2 - 5 4 32 l 1 16 18 l 2 3 l 1 5 1 1 22 2 1 2 1 35 l l 2 4 4 1 18 2 2 l 5 230 23 1 l 24 26 342 2 14 16 ·--- ~ .
.., / Class V •••••• ·50 Cl ass V: Offences not incl ud~d in other classes Prison Fd.

Il&D Prob.

& Bonds Dis.

Pending Toi;.

1959 purpose Adulterated Milk Aiding and Abetting Assembling in public for idle Attempt t o defeat course of justice - Breach of Fir earm Ordinance Breach of Merchant Ship••Act Breach of Prison Ordinance Breach of Probation Order Breach of Recognizance Breach of Sea Defence Ordi~ance Breach of Shop Ord.

Breach of T & H.D.

Ordinance Breach of Water Conser.

Ord.


Carrying Offensive Weapon .
Consp:i.racy to defeat cause of 1 justice Disorderly Behaviour Drunkenness Escape from custody Fighting Gaming Giving f lase information Incorrigible Roguery Indecent Language Injury/Cruelty to animal Insults Kill :ing animal with :intent to steal .. carcass Loitering Making two contradictory statement upon oath Obscene Gesture Impersonation Possession of moulds for counterfeiting Releasi ng Strays Roguery & Vagabondage Threatening Behaviour Throwing Missiles Traffic Offences Trespassing Vagrancy Wandering Total Class V: Total Classes I - V: 1 1 2 3 4 1 3 8 5 362 1 25 1 2 1 52- -· .
3 10 4 17 125 798 1141 143 204 Analysis of Age Group 3 1 12 l 3 3 5 1 l 1 4 1 3 1 1 4 15 3 6 7 23 19 1 208 200 4 11 44 9 4 4 8 55 14 1 l 156 161 7 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 6 12 7 2 1 13 7 16 435 36()' 13 25 5 42 8 1 16 2 7 4 1 2 2 5 2 l 1 -· 1 - 1 -];l ·- 1 3 1 50 103 18 ·35 1037 968 1677 1646 1 4 3 1 1 .. 1 11 69 Age.

No.

16 258 Tot al 290 330 322 305 172 1,677 / Appendix IVIl !> "'>/ 51 APPENDIX MI Remand Home Particulars.

No.

of boys in Home at 1.1.60 No.

of boys admitted during 1960 No.


discharged during 1960 No.

of boys in Home at 31.12.60 • •• ••• •••• •••• • •• • •• • •• .

... 5 ~ 104 1Q2... _.L :lflanner of Disposal · Probation On Bail Reprimanded & discharged Dismissed Sent home, in custody of relatives Taken away police Absconded Sent to E.B.S.

Sent to Belfield Whipped Fined .Adopted Sent to Mental Hospital ••• .

.. • •• ••• • •• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ... •• • ••• ••• • •• ••• ...

.,;...-·-- '£ .
.,;...-·-- '£ .

••• .... •••• ... • •• 24 1 17 1 20 5 3 20 1 2 4 1 _L lQQ_ I ,/ /