Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 2 | Drop Reported in Delinquency

DROP REPORTED IN DELINQUENCY Juvenile delinquency y In Utah is decreasing Tho The Tho danger age for both boys and girls is 1 16 an and 17 Theft is the tho most common offense ortense of or tense Lense of the delinquent child as ma many r boys boys' as lUI girs girls are haled baled before the juvenile courts These are arc amon among g the highlights of a study of the juvenile delinquency delinquency delinquency delin delin- quency pr problem ble in U Utah h during the thelast thelast thelast last fiscal year by B. B H. H Robinson secretary of ot the state juvenile court commission The commissions commission's ann ann annual an an- nual n al report was submitted to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H. H Blood Thursday Juvenile courts handled 2235 cases in the tho year ended last ast June 30 30 the report shows Of Ot the total 1973 in involved involved involved in- in juvenile delinquency were cas cases s wh where re dependency and neglect forced the tho courts to assume care caro of children 57 were those where ad adults contributed to the delinquency delinquency de de- de- de minors ot of and 15 involved adults contributing to the dependency dependency dency deney or neglect of juveniles The 35 1934 case total compares with 2269 cases in 34 1933 2571 in 33 1932 2926 in 32 and lit in 1930 Juvenile court records for the past fiscal year reflect an Improvement Improvement improvement improve Improve- ment in the behavior attitudes and actions of our child population Mr Robinson explained This im- im ent however ho less sloss less marked during the last fiscal year when there here was a definite Improvement tn ln n economic conditions than was noted during the tho peak of ot the depres- depres pion ion A marked reduction in the tho number number number num num- ber of ot delinquent delinquent- delinquent children children who had previously appeared before juvenile courts is cited os as an indication of ho tho efficient functioning of the juvenile court system I