The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-02-11
JUVENILE CRIMINALS.
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N Dinluishisg their Nu.ber.

N Diu.laishisg their Nuaber.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
statistics Of evory country whore education Is
compulsory and universal demonstrate that
Juvenile crlmc may DO nearly II not quite ex-
terminated by q vigorous enforcement OF Ju-
venile education.
The training Of o child from eight to four
teen yesrs generally determines whether or not
he Is to be criminal
The Grand puchy OF Baden. by vigorous
enforcement OF such q law for seven years. &C.
cording to their carefully prepared statistics.
reduced crime in that duchy flfty-one per cent.
and pauperism twenty-five per cont.
Our Board Of Education has not pretended to
a vigorous enforcement Of the Compulsory
Education law but yot they have given some
enforcement to II. employing twelve agents OF
trunncy to look after the truants In over Two
hundred thousand children. Thor labors. i'm
perfect us thoy have been have had most re.
marknbe OBJECT la reducing Juvenile crime IN
this city.
below is IL copy OF their report on this subject
For the five. years imme diately precedins, tho
enactment Of the COMPULSORY Edncation law.
in this city. being nm NAV average Of 29i por year
The tOtNi arrests OF juvenilc delinquents Tor
the nst five Years ner the ~ s a
ror year. and last year oniyIi7 This, consl.
ering the larger reputation Of the city now than
SIX per cent. and f. an annual saving to the
city in future criminal expenses oil many times
s snss sSt e hn. n s nss by
arrest Of the Italian truants and by his moral
influence In inducing others 81 them to 90, to
school without arrest added eleven !inndrsd TO
the attendance OF that class OF children alone:
Tho labors OF this single agent have relieved
naupsr'.m and crime. springing from this pOr-
ton Of onr population, than tho entire expense
OF M s w sosr tr 81 NTH vigorously
force this law according to- its letter and spirit
and provide school for the doinquonts TINT
schools and yet not bad enough 70 send to the
House OF iiefugo. y IL entirely feasible to no,
thirty.six per cent, but ninety per cent. and
bands Of Young thieves and cuithroa,s that
For tho reiief Of taxpayers and for tho re.
| form of society the truhncy department Of the
Tered. AZ it is. is yst, according to IT'S cost, b,
| far tho most vslu,,bl. branch OF the entro pub
lir educational system Of tho city; u.u
Ssw Yosx Jan o. 1883
John L,sp-r. Esq, c1,y Superintendent.
SIN a sonisnes Mn y; ;. instructions hays e; tx
number of children between the sges OF And - years
a %it .s or wsi. Tor . sf n
s s h is S q ansrs TIT
column Of OF those arrested indicated that the Grim
wcr. examined III rsini sixG year. las, pas
| for those nrrested under ~ years of aye.
The foinwinx the record Gnlrr 10 wears Of
1870 5si. 1915 a. 7si 1877 10 2n9 1915 1878: 1879
~ 73S ia'~l rs o7; isei. lOSsl. 1881 1887. hetweeu
the Of and t4--isyh IUit 1876 Si4: 1871 Y67
iI7s. .s, 1879 !o7; lAs' a.a; 1891. 100; 1889: III
There appeared To be much less number VI children
hetwe"p III. Of aud - years arrested for tIs
higher grades Of crime than in former and fol
pari1on the records from 1870 to 1875 inclusive
from e7s TO The close Of s: ineh'sive were examined
ThrAe periods cover the hve iWcdiAfny proceed
ing the enactment OF tbs law securing children thu
benefits of elementary education. aud the Inst nv year
Of it, enforcement Ia this city THE Following table
| show in,w the record stands:
EIGHT FOURTEEN rEARs.