Evening journal., 1914-12-16
URGES Separate
Juvenile court
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courts. He must not be made TO feel
that he is a criminal and thereby lose
his self-respect. lie is brought before
the court not for punishment, but for
correction. The court is not so mucn
concerned whether he is guilty or not,
but in the causes which have contrib
uted to his delinauencv or may contrib
ute to further delinquency and in re-
moving if possible these causes. He Is
looked upon and treated not as a crimi-
nal, but. through no fault of his own,
one who by accident Of birth or environ
ment has been made delinquent. He has
become ward of the State and the
Juvenile Court, representing the State,
looks after him and his interests and
endeavors to make of him a self-respect
ing and desirable citizen To obtain such
result requires infinite love and pa
tience, and ! feel confident that a Judge
who sits day after day in the criminal
court thereby becomes more or less un-
itted TO sit in juvenile eases.
Our Juvenile Court law is not all
! that IL should be- but needs amending
in several particulars. Two years ago
! ! prepared the amendments. which my
experience demonstrated were neces-
sary. and a bill providing them was
introduced in the Senate. but those
VINO were supposed to be friends of
the court rendered no assistance, and
the Dill was never called up for a
vote. My subsequent experience has
convinced me that all those amend
ments are necessary 10 the proper
working of the law.
Instead OF making the Juvenile
Court a branch Of the Municipal
Court, as suggested by Judge Church
man, | would enlarge the Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court. trans
fer the non-support cases to said
court, make the Judge eligible to sit
in the Municipal Court i'm the neces-
sary absence Of the Judge OF the NUM-
cipal Court and make the Judge of
the Municipal Court eligible to sit in
the Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court IN the necessary absence Of the
Judge OF said court, and abolish the Of
nee OF Deputy Judge of the Municipal
Court As juvenile delinquency often
grows out of non-support cases the
two could be better handled by a court
as above suggested. and by the same
set OF probation officers thereby get.
ting better results and at less ex.
penses.
Il would also advocate the passage
OF law providing for the punishment
OF parents who contribute to the de
linquency of their children and instead
or building a wall around the Ferri.
Industrial School. as Judge Church.
man is reported to advocate, I would
have II made an Industrial school n
iact and not in name only. / woult
provide for the separation of the boz,
( INTO colonies, according to age am
color. and would give the trustees
authorities 10 commit TO the work
house for short periods, those abov
sixteen who were unruly or incorrigl
, ble. The very fact that the trustee
. mad this authority would have
wholesome effect and assist MATERIAL
In keeping under control those VIII
e might be inclined to give trouble an
A they probably would not find il necel
E sary to exercise Il often.
Lastly, / would say that provisio
= has been made in the new puol
: building for the Juvenile Court whel
It's sessions can be held under bette
conditions, and that there appears
me no good reason why II should b
made a branch OF the Municip,
Court"