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Show URGENT NEEDS OF JUVENiLEJOURTS More Money, as Well as More Power. Among the Pressing Press-ing Neeessities. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY COURT COMMISSION Mallei' of Detention Schools Also Is Dwelt Upon With Emphasis. More money and power for the juvenile courts of tho stato and the establishment of detention homes for boys nnd girls in every county of the slate arc tho chief recommendations of tho biennial report of tho Stato Juv-enilo Juv-enilo Court commission, submitted to tho governor Monday morning. It is the opinion of tho State Juvenile Court commission that, while there, should bo some modifications of the laws, still the changes should not bo too violent. "'There are, however." tho report says, "corlaiu essentials in which amendment is necessary. The.30 lie in three main directions, hero pointed out, the details beingloft to the legislature legisla-ture with tho advice and assistance of the committee on revision of tho juvo-nilo juvo-nilo court laws. "Tho law providing for a detention school in each county containing a cit' of the first or second class should bo 1 made mandator', aud should include the establishment of a homo for girls as well as boys. Tho matter af making mak-ing provision for tho supporr. of theso schools and for tho admittance of young folk from other counties, may safcly bo left with tho legislature. If the urgent gennral need is met tho details de-tails can be worked out afterwards. Tho teaching of manual training to boys and domestic science to girls should be provided for in theso schools. "Where Money Is Needed. "So long as the Stato Juvcnilo Court commission consists of the governor, the attorney-general and tho superintendent superin-tendent of public instruction, it ap pears unncccssar'. to say tlic Jeasl, lo place on the commission restrictions as to the fixing of salaries and tho like. And it goes without saying that the meagre appropriation of two years ago should be increased considerably. Tho sum of $30,000 will be none too much for the work of this institution in 1000 aud 3910. "The. juvenile courts should be strengthened, especially as to jurisdiction, jurisdic-tion, and their jurisdiction should bo moro accurately defined. It would appear ap-pear that they should havo greater judicial ju-dicial power than at prasent. As tho law now stands, tho judges and probation proba-tion officers havo cxcollcnt advisory and admonitory powers and opportunities, opportuni-ties, but when it cotnps to tho weightier matters, like the. trials of adults for contributing to juvcnilo delinquency, and the. enforcing of certain penalties on both children and adults, there is still much to be desired. This general need should be kept in view in tho offering of-fering of amendments lo tho present laws. Work Is Satisfactory. "It, is generally conceded," tho report re-port says in conclusion, "that notwithstanding notwith-standing tho serious difficulties undor which the work of tho juvenile courts has been done, it has been highly satisfactory, satis-factory, If the next legislature will be much more gencrons in its appropriation appropria-tion for this work, aud the various localities lo-calities where detention schools arc necessary ne-cessary will arrange for their establishment establish-ment and mniutonanco. we may confidently confi-dently expect that the benefits derived de-rived from those courts, especially in tho way of preventing crime and "saving "sav-ing children to iisefui citizenship, will soon far outweigh the immediate outlay required for their maintenance." Tho report, in commenting upon the obstacles to the work, emphasizes the crying need of detention homes for both boys and girls in every county. It has been tho experience of the judges and probation officers, in tho large cities, especially, that wayward children, chil-dren, who are placed 011 probation, but are allowed to mingle freely with their former associates, are at a great disadvantage disad-vantage in their efforts at reform. They cannot bo remanded lo jail, for the law wisely prohibits this," on tho ground that it. would tend to increase and develop criminality. Tho difficulty can be overcome by tho establishment p detention homes. Until this want is supplied, it will bo impossiblo for tho juvenile- courts to realize tho full measure meas-ure of their usefulness. Of iha appropriation of .$15,000, $6.GS remains unexpended, tho roport shows. Pour counties, Garfield, San Juan, Piute and Uintah aro not in Tvith their annual an-nual reports. |