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Show U. S. Youth Forming New 'Problem Age' Paaoa Officara, Juvanlla, Social So-cial Workara Raaoh Cone Union America youth la gradually developing devel-oping a new "problem sg-" Thai la th eoacluaioa reached by peac aff leers, Juvenil court authorities author-ities and aortal welfar workara who hsv been angagaa la righting th wrangi at Juvenil delinquency for many yeers. Opinion at auch authorities are contradictory, however, some contending con-tending that record Indicate th age of (run la moving backward, while other bold record show th average number at rases ef Juvenile court age, under U years, la declining. Th growing number of youth arras ar-ras led for major crime la th most startling recent development la law enforcement rn Bait Less, according to Chief of Police William L Payne. There was not ( single esrepuon la 111 where th toul number of children investigated for a definite rises of offense we above th tea-year tea-year average number of case for the same clam of offense." Howard L. Ge. chief probation officer for the Third Judicial district, aaeertod, ei pressing a contradictory opinion. ji'doi orvta ortiuox Juvenile Judge O. A. Castes outlined out-lined as th major reuses of Juvenile delinquency th following: "Unnecessary arrest of children and their detention In police station (nd Jails. Inadequate hendllng of truancy and behavior problems in schools. Lck at well-rounded and coordinated coordi-nated community program for th development de-velopment of conservative, wholesome whole-some Interests and th early study and guidance of children presenting problem of behavior and paraoa-allty." paraoa-allty." Similar reuses hav been advanced by Judge Frederick p. Cabot of Boa ton, on of th country foremost author au-thor 1 1 lea on Juvenile delinquency. Judg Cabot contends, however, that poorly paid Judge not eener tally tal-ly prepared or selected for work with children and lack of qualified probation proba-tion officers contribute to such causes A survey of statistics and vtowi of ICwallaeig e esse Taeliat |