The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-14

The Juvenile Delinquency Commit tee of the Catholic Charities Bureau met at the offices in the Meigs build ing yesterday afternoon. After rou- tine business had been conducted, let ters received from Miss Marguerite Boyian, executive secretary, were read. Miss Boylan is now connected with the National Catholic War Coun- ell fin Paris. In her last letters she described visits to the children's court in Paris and to the detention homes for boys and girls. The account of these visits shows that, on the whole. tho process of protecting the delin- quent youth is very well organized in Paris.
 Children under Ia are never arrest ed, the parents being held responsible for the delinquency of very young
 children. Boys and girls between the ages. of 13 and 21 are brought before the Juvenile courts Jurisdiction. When a. child is apprehended he may be re- turned to his home, if there is suffi- cient guarantee that the parents can be trusted to bring the child before tho court. If the home does not seem to warrant this. the child is placed in a detention, pending the investiEa- ton of the case. If the parents are willing and able, they may choose their own counsel or the child. Other wise the court assigns counsel to each child.
 Before'the case is brought before the judge n careful investigation is made and the results of this is placed in writing before the judge before he hears the case at all. The investiga- ton covers the following points: Name, age, birthplace, legitimacy. residence @ child; whether the child is orphan or half orphan, his re- ligion; his education, whether he at tends an elementary or q professional school and the opinion of the child's instructors or former instructors as to his character. etc: whether the child Is an apprentice and, if so, the opin- ion of the child's patron; whether the , child' has a trade or is being trained for any trade: what is the child's state of health, what serious illness ! he has had, whether he has any mem tai or physical informity that would | interfere with his discernment: char acter. morality, habits and inclina- tions of the delinquent; the places he , frequents and the character of his companions: whether he has ever been arrested before; whether he seems inclined to do better and, if so, what are the recommendations as to how this may be accomplished.
 The investigation of the home and | the parents covers the following points: Names, present and former addresses. nationality; married, sin gle. separated or divorced; how many children, any children by any other union; general conduct, morality and reputation: whether they have ever been in court; whether they are given to drunkenness, idleness or inconti- [ nency; how they are fulfilling their duties toward the support and the ed- ' ucation of their children; whether ( any of their children have ever been ! neglected or subject to court turisdic- ? ton; whether they are employed in their own home or away from home; whether they are in position to give ] their children proper superyision; . their income, their expenses. whether U they receive any charity, whether they arc able to pay monthly allowance for support of child and. if so, how
 much; whether they wish the child
 returned to their home or sent to a
 house of correction and, in the latter \ case. whether they wish to retain + their claim on the child or whether