Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 3 | Bureau Plans Curb on Crime

BUREAU PLANS I f I CURB ON CRIME By BILL RILL FLYNN Rehabilitation of juvenile police offenders Jenders ra rather her than punishment S 0 with uncompromising justice Is Js the purpose of the newest bureau of ot the i I Salt sait Lake City police department Detective R R. W. W Morrison In charge qC juvenile work said Saturday in informally informally l formally announcing the tho crimeS crime S prevention bureau Completion of oC the bureau organization organization organ organ- I which has been under way the last three months Detective Morrison said marks a definite step In slashing the city's potential I bill for crime I Moreover the men of oC tho the bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau Patrolmen reau-Patrolmen Patrolmen D D. D H II Duncombe Buncombe John L. L Allen R. R S. S Cahoon and myself myself feel feel that we can accomplish pUsh much immediate good by applying applying ap ap- ap plying modern sociological methods I. I i to our work with juvenile offend offend- I If ers era rs- rs Aids Juvenile Work Vork I The general title of ot police work vork with juveniles the juvenile court is often confused Detective Morrison Morn Morri I son Eon said The juvenile court does docs not enter a case until it has been solved It Is similar to the district districtS S court he explained Many persons persons per- per sons believe juvenile court attaches I C handle a case from the time an an n offense of of- is reported until the punishment punishment punish- punish ment merit is determined I However police work in the de detection de dc- of oC the crime and apprehension sion of the offender is not strictly I juvenile jU court work vork i It is for more efficient handling of or the police work in juvenile cases that the new bureau has been established Chief of Police W. W L. L Pa Payne ne said Relationship of the police and juvenile court in cases of minor offenders offenders offenders of- of fenders is now the same as that of oC tl S the regular police department and minor courts the sheriffs sheriff's office I and the district courts he ex ex- Only a third of the cases now rei re- re i I ported to police ultimately are hanI handled han han- I dIed by the tho juvenile court Detective Detective Detec Detec- 1 tive Morrison said i With our new bureau and its t r modern facilities facilities detailed detailed records j of Df the subjects subject's life iCe schooling family fam- fam ily and habits in which tho the offense of- of i i is considered secondary secondary we we t f are able to handle many cases ourselves our- our f selves he said Seek Seel l Parents Parents' AidI Aid AidIn I- I In the cases of oC the first offenders offend offend- t. t t ers now he explained we wo immediately immediately imme imme- contact parents If the theyS they S show a willingness to apply appl corrective corrective tive U measures they arc are given the theor work or I However if they are not able to todo todo todo do so we ve turn the tho matter over to the court for disposition I Results obtained during the cx- cx 1 r stages of the bureaus bureau's l f establishment have b been en satisfactory 1 tory Detective Morrison said We Ve have noticed a new attitude of willingness on the tho part of parents par par- 1 ho he said when we attempt t to handle the cases with a a. corrective corrective corrective tive rather than a punitive manI man man- I ner ncr We Va have had few repeaters in inthe Inthe the number of cases we have hanS hani handled han han- i S dIed without formal juvenile court r. r 1 procedure and we believe our at attempt attempt at- at tempt to use modern methods in the handling of juveniles will receive f y the support of parents t