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Show 4A DESERET NEWS, Wednesday, September 25, 1968 Get Tough, COUNTRY SAGE By LOUIS CASSELS Lad Nearly-Dea- f HONOLULU his mother said. hej questions, Umi Pel- - When he was asked by a school tier heard a clock tick for the1 nurse if he could hear well, he first time in his life. answ ;red "sure because he didnh know he wasnt hearing. The (UPI)-T- other day to be probation and, rate of recidivism. But 68 per Under both types of cent of the men thus released WASHINGTON (LFI) Tf r an offender is kept got into trouble again, sentences, theres an effective way to nip official surveillance afterlpared to 59 per cent who went criminal careers in the bud, the be directly from prison to the United States hasnt found it he streets via ordinary parole ypt. "1 like a broadminded man procedures. Neither tough treatment nor but not so much that I can't Fifty-nin- e The cent those the of the offender, younger per leniency seems to work. Once tell which side he's on." involved in crime, a man tends released on parole were re- more likely he was to be reto make a career of it. arrested within four years. arrested. For example, while per cent of those, the incidence of new offenses regardless of what kind of Fifty-twun probation (or given among parolees as a whole was Oops-Wro- ng he hisPIacpd for receives punishment Door initial offenses. suspended sentences) landed in 59 per cent, it w'as 67 per cent for those between 20 and 24 CHICAGO (AP) lf)Ckup again, That conclu-The Police sion emerges from a newly- - A particularly depressing years of age, and 71 per cent Department said Tuesday it will involved released study by the FBI. It discovery prisoners, for those under 20 at the time pay Alice Bielinskf, 62, for1 !f Urst arrest deserves thoughtful attention paroled through down her door. Three' from all Americans who thinkjguidance centers The FBI made public the breaking there is a simple solution for"halfway houses that try toifindings with the sober com-th- e policemen broke into the wrong nations high and rising prepare convicts for a safe re-- ment that they raise serious back door last week in a gams crime rate. entry to "straight society. questions about the bling raid on an apartment near have been hopeful ness of all current methods of Mrs. Bielinskis. She was shop-- i FOLLOW ACTIONS these centers might reduce the rehabilitating criminals. ping at the time. The FBI kept tabs on 17,876 persons who were released to proved Parole- Ticking Intrigues Coddle-(Neithe- r Nips Crime driving a battered old car pulled into his station and ordered 50 cents worth of gas. Boop told police the man not only refused to pay the bill but Colo. COLORADO SPRINGS, also demanded trading stamps. (UPI) Service station atten- When Boop refused, the man hit dant Wilber Boop said a man him and drove r.vay. Stamp Refusal Ires Deadbeat - eom-unde- o e youngsters parents, teachers and friends had not Not long ago Umi was hit by known that Umi was nearly a car. He was not badly hurt, deaf. He didnt know it himself. but ihe doctor thought the boy At the age of two Umi suf- may not have heard the autos fered an injury and developed a approach. He was right. sinus infection which gradually Ti e trouble with Umis hearcost him his hearing. As the ing required only a small operasounds of voices faded, Umi tion to fix. learned to read a speakers lips. Since returning home he has "The teachers all thought he been exploring the fascinating was a bright boy, because he! tick tock of the watches peowas the one who asked all the ple wear. LOST KEYS e Who Has Them Ion effective-Penologist- combiMtfent y fit difftront kyt chonf 4r GLEN'S KEYS State 1205 3 EL 234 t. Itote. mmn4 the streeis in 1963 after being airested for murder, assault, robbery, auto theft, rape, narcotics violations, gambling or other serious crimes, It found that 60 per cent of thefn. were on new charges within the four year period that the study was under way. The highest of proportion repeat arrests 91 per cent was found among those who got off scot free in their first brush with the law, either through acquittal or dismissal of Indictment. This figure doubtless will fetch an "aha! from citizens who believe coddling of criminals )y the courts is a main cause of the crime wave. CASTS DOUBT But another finding of the FBI study seems to cast doubt on the idea that stiff punishment will deter a criminal from further offenses. The second highest proportion of repeat arrests occurred among men who were released from prison after serving their sentences in full. Nearly three-iourth- 72 s per cent of the got in trouble again within four years. Almost as high a proportion of repeat arrests 71 per cent was found among those who got off with a fine at the time of their first conviction. The most effective rehabilitation methods and they looked good only by comparison Princess Bears Son UTRECHT, Holland (UPI)-Cro- wn Princess Beatrix of Holland gave birth by Caesarian section today to a son who became third in line to the Dutch throne. His name was not immediately announced. A medical bulletin issued by Prof. Dr. William P. Plate and Dr. J. Drukke said both mother and son were in good condition. The birth went smoothly, it said. Itjvas ' 45. Sjs ' ,, v ,y ' ' - v .v it- A t t ,. - v '' v' . '- '.1 v vXv. " ... v vs ,.I v , kv w. ... ' i ' - ' ' , ' ,:. ........ v. .. v'y' r. K 'X X-- : 5.' the second child born to Beatrix and her husband, German-borPrince Claus Van Amsberg. Prince n Willem-Alex-ande- born April 27, 1967, was the first male born into the Dutch royal house in more than 100 years. TV Confuses ' S Indian Image? 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