Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-04 | Page 4 | Salt Lake's War on Crime

SALT LAKES LAKE'S WAR ON CRIME T THE HE crime record for Salt Sali Lake as told in inthe 1 the annual report of the thc police del for lor 1933 just completed reflects credit upon Chief ChiefT T Yo lj Payne and his Major crimes report reported cd ill in 1933 1931 numbered as with for 1932 Robberies were only about half the umber number r reported ported in 1932 Chief Payne calls to notice a problem that thatis thatis is is- is isa a ch e t to parents and to all others in interested interested in- in in iii youth guidance fIle report shows a considerable i iii r in burgl ries This is accounted for ill in large part parL by the astounding number of cases involving bo boys s 's under 18 years of age Leniency on the tho part of juvenile court officials be before ore whom such cases so go is often blamed for this Iltis condition It is frequently remarked ed that young have no fear or of the courts court's and for this rca rca- son are not d from carrying out planned escapades There is n a measure of truth iii this but only a measure Society is is' disposed to give youth its chance to make but tills consideration tion is is' often outraged This accounts for the tiU of repeaters rs a among ong juvenile criminals AS a matter mattei of fact incarceration of young evildoers under conditions obtaining ill in this state stare rarely effects reformation There is a lamentable lack lacic of enlightened method in dealing with delinquents in the formative pc jot of their lives rhe usual tiling flung is that by the time they go before the juvenile court courthey they hey have a staggering of accumulated ed offenses to account for Usually beginning with trivial from moral conduct and ending up with grievious charges charges' being lodged against them rho rhe criticism of tIle the juvenile ju ju- venile onile court must not fail to take account of this But for all this tIus are arc we to say that it is s a situation beyo beyond Hl What is is' is ise e called for forin or in the circumstances is realization that the child must have thoughtful guidance from his preadolescent years onward vard through all the years ealS of his youth is first a challenge to the home Too roo it is a challenge to the schools churches and youth organizations Childhood plainly needs help that it is not get get- ting This generation and those which are arc to follow will pay an an enormous price for this neglect We r e seem to be chiefly with struggling out of economic chaos the while overlooking the big job of making men out of boys