Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 1 | Present Setup Unable to Cope With Juvenile Crime, Professor Says

Present Setup Unable To To- Cope With Juvenile Crime Professor Says Concerted Community Action to Supplant Individual Efforts of Numerous Agencies Urged by Beeley Editors Editor's note This Is the eleventh of a series of articles by a Telegram staff writer on Utah's juvenile crime problem Collectivism vs Individualism The one striking defect that characterizes most social work ork with Salt Lake City's boys and gIrls is a lack of 01 cooperation and understandIng understand understand- lag Ing among the various groups engaged in this field Arthur L L. Beeley professor ot of social technology and socIal education at the University of Utah said Thursday The problem of oC juvenile delinquency delin delin- quency is one which calls for concerted con con- community action rather than individual efforts on the part or of the numerous agencies Interested in juvenile ju ju- venile work Mr Beeley said Salt Lake Cit City is endeavoring to solve one of its most vital social on Pace Pue Three DEFECTS SEEN IN YOUTH CARE Professor of Social Technology I gy Attacks Present Methods I of Dealing With Delinquents Continued from Pa Page e One problems through an unrelated series of independent efforts rather than through a closely knit carefully planned campaign He recommends establishment of an organization with the defInite aim of coordinating all efforts and resources resources re- re sources available for combating de dc- among the youth o of Salt Lake City Mr Begley Beeley proposes the following Immediate I-Immediate organization o of a central committee for promoting boys boys' and girls girls' interests and coordinating coor coor- activities of bo boys boys' S and girls girls' organizations 2 Representation on this central committee by all groups now interested interested inter inter- ested in or that may become interested interested inter inter- ested in juvenile welfare work 3 The committees committee's function shall be coordination o of the work rather than effecting it advisory rather than lImn mechanical I 4 Organization of this centralized campaign shall be on a community community- wide basis Each Field Fjeld Distinct The 5 central committee shall organize organize or- or providing a chairman vice chairman and secretary and five subcommittees sub sub- committees which shall shaH have havea a distinct field of activity such as boys boys' agencies girls girls' agencIes recreation vocations and delinquency Would Combine Agencies Such a program Air Mr Beeley be be- believes would bring greater accomplishment by pooling efforts and re sources and eliminating overlapping or of present programs Such organizations as schools churches lodges ju venUe court social groups relief relic agencies community chest servIce clubs and boys boys' and girls girls' I lions would be included in the community community com plan Outline Follows Survey The program was outlined in July I 1929 following completion of a survey sur- sur vey of the juvenile problem in Salt Lake City made by the sOciology department department de de- of the university and fi 11 by the Rotary and BusIness and Professional Women's clubs of Salt Lake City A few ew meetings were held nt at that time said Mr Beeley but the matter matter mat mat- ter was permitted to drop The plan Is just as good today toda as it was then Conditions have hae not changed We are still facing acing the same problem Con community action is the only solution