New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

or probiNonert plAcfd on prophioh during ''ls year. goo. Total ?si. Made up as follows: s2o men, io women. ~ boys. { girls lover is).
 Number who observed terms and were
 released; is7 men. 5 women, 70 boys,
 2 girls, is4. Number who were rear
 rested; 2s men, women 0. boys.i girls
 1, 30.
 Number who escaped from our jur-
 isdiction. G.
 Remaining on probation June so,
 1924. 6l. Total PSI.
 Amount of wages and monies col
 lected for support Of wives, families
 and children. s5.3S5.13.
 Amount of fpes and costs collected.
 s4.263.9s.
 | Number of cases turned over to off,
 cer by prosecuting attorney and others
 for investigation and possible settle-
 ment out of court, 94.
 Cash in bank received on unsettled
 accounts. July 1. 1924. s674.Ss. Twenty-one Years of Law,
 Tt is now twenty-one years since
 the probation law went into effect in this state. On the whole very little adverse criticism has been made of this humane. intelligent and far reaching method of dealing with those unfortunate enough to have violated one or more of the multitu- dinous laws with which our statute books are filled.
 "As time goes on and the whole field of social service becomes bet ter understood as nothing more or less than applied Christianity. It Is more generally realized among think ing people that except in rare in- stances, punishment of itself does not stop crime, in fact only turns out more criminals to commit more crime. and that we, the men and | women who comprise society, are re- | sponsibe for many of the conditions that exist in our communities which are active breeders of criminals and crime.
 The judge of the municipal court, Milwaukee the Hon. A. C. Bachus, says in an address entitled Progress in Treating the Offender" delivered last year at the national conference of probation officers:
 For many centuries it was the practice simply to inflict punishment so that the law might be vindicated and have deterrent effect upon others in the community. The refor- nation or reclamation of the indivi- dual was entirely overlooked.
 "An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, a limb for limb. degradation, : whipping, branding, hanging, maim- ing chambers of torture. mems bodies broken on wheels, suspension by arms and legs with great weights attached. the flesh burned and scared by irons white hot. human bodies roasted over slow fires, buried alive, thrown to wild beasts, molten lead poured into ' he ears, faces of men placed towards the flaming sun and their eyes blind l ed, tied by the sea to be drowned by 1 he rising tide; all these have been .ried and victims have given up their ives by the millions, yet so-called criminals did not become extinct. It I s an historical fact that crime i'm / creased with the imposition of these z .errible penalties. I
 "It is but In recent years, however, r hat new ideas and & new thought and 4 ! new way of administering justice q nave been promulgated, so that men, c and children who have erred I nay be saved or reclaimed. Reform I chools, reformatories, juvenile courts, c .ourts of domestic relations, and spe- q ial criminal courts have been estab- a ished by the state and government md the good results have been mar 'elled at even by their most ardent Ldvocates
 Probation both juvenile and adult, s of quite recent adoption. It is dis inctly an American institution. Every tate is now using the system to a reater or less extent. Many Euro 'ean countries and South American tates have provided for juvenile ourts and juvenile and adult proba- ion work. and nearly all of them ave followed the American idea.
 Tt should be understood that pro- ation is not species of leniency as ome seem 10 believe. nor Is it a li- ense for first offenders 10 commit rime. IL is a scientific method of eating offenders, showing of the ay, to protect and aid rather than ) crush.
 Principles of Office.
 "It has been and always Is with lese thoughts and similar thoughts nd ideals in mind that our court ld probation officers have endeav- red to carry on in New Britain, try g to demonstrate the great princi- es laid down many years ago by the 'eatest teacher and social worker, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy If, f,"-"As ye would that men should , unto you, so do you to them like se." Remembering also that we e ofttimes inexcusable in judging Iother. for in that we judge another, ? condemn ourselves for we who dge do the same thing. the differ ce being only that of the degree of snseression.