Show JUVENILE DELINQUENCY By Frank Connor In the United States are two hundred thousand children who I can be classified as delinquent They are to be found in every community and 2nd constitute a major major major ma ma- jor p problem Moreover the communities com com- com communities have recognized their responsibilities and have set up machinery to care for their juvenile juvenile enile delinquents The macl machinery nery is faulty in many communities probably most because trained workers are few The knowledge of child psychology gy which is essential es- es essential essential es es- for efficient work in this field is rare The cities have more advantages advantages advantages in this tills respect than the rural rural ru rural ru- ru ral communities ties They are closer clos clos- er to the centers of learning Many cities have universities within with with- in their boundaries with trained workers on their staffs who are glad lad to co cooperate with civic agencies agencies agencies ag ag- ag- ag whenever their advice may maybe maybe maybe be needed But a fact of more Importance is that the cities have funds available with which trained workers may be secured Cases of Juvenile nile delinquency in the cities are given careful attention this work is and year by year growing more efficient But in inthe inthe inthe the rural communities it is another another another an an- other matter The delinquents are given a few warnings that are generally general general- T with th ly irrelevant and if the be yo youngster persists persists he is ta taken ten to the reform school probably bly with vi h little or no Investigation as to the cause of his delinquency Genuine case casework casework casework work in rural communities Is rare Rural roads and schools are arc much better than Ulan they were a generation generation generation gen gen- ago There has been a n definite increase in sentiment in ini i favor of them The demands of the public are arc not ignored It is isto isto isto to be hoped that a determined demand demand demand de de- mand will be made by rural people peo peo- pl pIe for more moro efficient handling of juvenile delinquency |