Show u I II I Thinks t Juvenile iiIi and Teacher Former Should If I Truancy Commission L J Be Be Both o I I Editor Edior Republican The Th The dl l u ih of a truancy is in your fUr Sun Sun- ln day clay Isue as suggested by the Juven- Juven lIe le court presents nt a n debatable Iton In It i le is Involved tho the problem of tho the Juvenile court and Its Is functions Permit me rae to take Issue Isue with the court curt In a n friendly wa way to 0 discuss the Juvenile court from tho the standpoint of ot the tho purpose that tha led to toIs Its Is creaton creation The dl as stated In your oUr report re TO- rO- rO port tro arose e from the fact tact that several boys had been brought before the court for t trespassing on n school property property prop prop- ert erty evenings misusing the property and arid disturbing the lie peace of or the neigh neigh- Tho Iho court Intimates tes Its Is dis disapproval disapproval dis- dis ls- ls approval of tile the bringing of or these bo boys s 's sinto Into court classifies trespassing on public property out of or school hours as a truancy during school hours hors and hints that said ld truancy may be due cue to physical phys phys- lea ical lel causes or to the influence of oC the teacher Admitting the importance of ot othIs his ph physical nature and the Influence of or the teachers In determining a 3 boys boy's predilections predictions Is It reasonable to assume as as- a- a sume tint that lInt the boys boy's attitude toward law and social order and public property property prop prop- erty ery may be determined largely by the attitude of the court toward tho the theof of offense offense of offense The discussion i and suggestions convey convey convey con con- vey the Implication Uon that children are referred to the tile court for tor light and transient causes Is it I not more reasonable rca rca- to ci assume that the Juvenile court Is only called cled upon when the tho case ce demands export investigation and and after the school and ana the home borne have exhausted their resources 1 The establishment of oC a truancy commission com con mission for expert dlag diagnosis and treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment would program the tho Juvenile court out of business The Juvenile courts of this country were I Inaugurated aug- aug rated as 9 a part of the school and arid the o I 1 legal gal m n sort or con contacting connecting i because educators and anti Judges who had bad hadt t to do 10 with the delinquent dar 3 felt Celt that this was wa an nn educational problem U demanding expert diagnosis treatment and direction rather than a problem demanding punishment and I suppression In ordaining and e ab- ab lishing Juvenile courts from this thia viewpoint view view- point It was assumed that tho tb officers of ot the court would combine the Impersonal Judicious with wih tho the careful Intelligent Investigating tl- tl gating spirit of ot the student of or c child child- lic- lic hood If I the tho Juvenile court does hoes not so base itself If It Is its function Is 15 rely inc to reprove to suppress to condemn rather than to counsel to guide t to re reform reform rp- rp form arm it I ha has no excuse for being t It I merely performs the tho function of or a po- po lico Ico court dealing with wih special aps with a n special place for tor trans trans' transacting business If I a 0 truancy commission were established established to stud study to investigate atc to determine deter deter deter- mine without the legal power to to act I it It I would be merely suggestive and the t court would independently and arbi arb- arbitrarily decide whether or not th tho sag BUG sua or said commission would woul be heeded i l lI If it I there are arE to be two bodies th lh one to determine the other othel to there will wH be a divided responsibility a 0 lessened efficiency If I the Juvenile court as now organized and CO coA tu- tu Is too limited in scope an and bun bun- pose poe to combine comlIne the expert student of childhood with wih the expert ju Judgment of at the 10 lawyer let the lat law creating it I b be he beso heso so amended that the aim and purpose of ot the truancy commission lon shall coin cOin- c coincide ln cide cdo with wih the function of ot the Juvenile Tu le lecourt court Let the efficiency be not cT ssi nor divided but let It I be placed directly upon the one ono Institution or orthe orthe I the other othel wholly responsible and ale air airways alt ways wa s 's accessible In this manner the 1 value of ot the Institution to society will willbe wl be he multiplied the cost of tailing It I bo he divided Until this organization becomes a reality the reformation dc de dy to ho bo wished will wi come corie COre to naught Surel Surely the problem is serious enough to appeal to the full fun time and anul best bet ef effort f c-f- fort of or the expert Surety Surely the state te of ot ot Utah Is interested enough In her boys and arni girls and rich in her resources re resources re- re sources to be willing culling to rul fully compensate compensate sate for the full Cul time an best eHor of or the expert In this field feld ot of o endeavor A |