Evening star., 1962-07-25
Better Future Urged
To Cut Youth Crime
Robt. Kennedy
Issues Wurninq
To New Unit
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star staff Writer

kennedy has warned that
Washington's youth must be
offered a brighter future if the
city's crime rate is to be re-
duced.
Police work is not enough.
the Attorney General said. The
young persons economic and
social horizon must be widened
through improvements in such
areas as job opportunities and
housing, Mr.. Kennedy said.
He spoke yesterday at the
District Building in his role as
head of the new Presidents
Committee on Juvenile Delin-
quency and Youth Crime. His
comments were made at an
organizational meeting Of an
advisory committee that will
assist in a new attack here on
juvenile crime.
Mr.. Kennedy said the crime
situation in the Nations
Capital will worsen if I'VE
don't hold out some hope" for
the city's youth.
If the crime rate here con-
tinueS to rise, Mr.. Kennedy
said, and a high percentage of
the acts are committed by
youth, I'VE are going to have
a very dark image throughout
the globe"
S1OO,767 Grant Presented
The Attorney General pre-
sented District officials a $780,
| 767 Federal grant awarded re-
Gently to finance the plans
for the new anti-delinquency
program in Washington.
Present at yesterdays meet
ing was Charles A. Horsky, re-
Gently named as the Presidents
adviser on National Capital af-
fairs. The Attorney General
said the administration is
pleased and proud" that Mr..
Horsky accepted the new White
House post.
Setting up the new advisory
post indicated a great person.
al interest that the President
has in the District Of Colum-
bia," the Attorney General said,
The Federal grant, author
ized under legislation last year
0 that set up the Presidents de-
= linquency committee, will pay
/ for a team of professionals to
map moves in this new pro-
gram.
The legislation provides $40
million a year for three years
to pay for demonstration prof.
ects that are to develop new
ways of cutting back on youth
crime. Members of the Presi-
dents committee, in addition to
the Attorney General, are the
Secretaries of Labor and Of
Health, Education and Welfare.
IT 9 Unkn Dn.vn-
OffiialS have made it clear
that the Federal committee
will have the final say in the
development of the plans under
the grant. The District Com
missioners and the advisory
group organized yesterday,
named the Committee on
) Youth Opportunity and Com
munity Improvement Program,
will offer recommendations.
This new advisory committee
is made up of representatives
from area universities and
about 25 civic, religious. busi-
ness and educational groups.
In addition. there are repre-
sentatives from city Govern
ment departments and advisory
organizations.
Elected chairman Of the
youth opportunity committee
was Peter Lejins, sociology
professor at the University of
Maryland. His speciality is
criminology.
Named vice chairmen were
Mrs. Richard C. Simonson,
president of the District
League of Women Voters;
Kenneth w. Parkinson, newly
elected chairman Of the Com
missioner's Youth Council, and
Benjamin j. Henley, an assist
ant superintendent Of schools
for the District. Elected secre-
tary was Mrs. mabel Lindsay,
of the Washington Urban
League.
In accepting the Federal
grant, District Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner said:
I'VE simply can not fail in
this attempt here to deal with
Juvenile delinquency and youth
crime"