Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 27 | War Aids Juvenile Crime

WAR AR AIS AIDS JUVENILE CRIME British Reformatories Are Full of Young Offenders London Dec 23 3 Criminality has been boon gr greatly at increasing among children as well wel as adults during the war Statistics Sta Sta- Statistics have been published 1 by th the tho home office orIco for nine nIno different towns IncludIng including including ing London which show that in cases of or theft among children there thero has been an Increase of approximately 50 60 percent per por cent Cecil Chapman in an interview pointed out some of ot the cases of ot this Increase e and explained what Is being done lono to reclaim juvenile offenders Tho The Increase In Juvenile crime has been generally accounted for ho said by the absence of or the father rather the tho relaxation re relaxation ro- ro ret of ot discipline In the home the increased darkness of the streets and I think perhaps with most reason renson the general excitement caused by tho the war As a re result ml of or this Increase all 01 reforma reformatories tories and anti Indu industrial schools are full Cul I at the present time and there is practically practically a waiting list for tor children to be I looked after aHel whom It Is la found necessary noces- noces i sary to put Into institutions