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Show EXPERT TRACES CRIMEMUSES Education, marriage and home Bfe are the real Influencing factors which keep men and women out of trouble and away from penal Instl- tutioni, says W. L, Foxley, super- inocndent of the Salt Lake county bureau of Identification. Mr. Foxley bases his opinion on records hs keeps at the fingerprint bureau at the county JaiL In 1938 he fingerprinted 115 persons. per-sons. Including J women. Out of the total number, 16 per cent had previous criminal records. It was - reported. The following shows the basis of the Identification expert's belief: Percentage with less than eighth grade education, 48.15. Percentage with more than high school education, 7.78. Percentage not married, 70.33. Percentage with father, mother r both dead, KM. Percentage with parents divorced, M. Mors persons 10 years and older reached the identification bureau last year than any other age classification. classi-fication. From It to 21 years, Inclusive, In-clusive, is ths "dangerous age," Mr. Foxley believes. Out of the total umber of prisoners fingerprinted last year at the county Jail. 18.S0 per cent were H, 30 or 31 years old. Percentage classification as to age follows: ' ysaraaJQ per r.ent; -19 . to 21 years, 18.(0 per cent; 23 to 23 years, 19.83 per cent; 24 to 30 years. 14.M per cent; over 30 years, 41.62 per cent. |