| Show RECORDS SHOW YOUTHS OF 19 LEAD IN CRIME an analysts analysis of a recent months record of 01 crimes crimea by the department of justice shows more arrests of 18 19 year old oid youths thita than of any other age aga group BegIn beginning Aint with 94 arrests for serious offenses committed by persons under 15 the criminal chart of the department reveals the following by agent age IS 15 1221 16 17 18 1 3 1204 19 1435 between the agest of 38 19 and 25 the average to la between 1200 and an 1300 prom from age 23 25 on there la Is a gradual decrease the 18 year old oia group led in into thefts tile the 19 year olds olda showed the greater number of arrests for burglary bobbo v y and larceny theft age 22 group shows many hardened criminals who led with 29 murders charges of 8 9 murders were found in the 18 your olds and 20 in ili the 20 year olds out of tho the arrests for serl erl ous offenses reported to the finger print section of the division of investigation vesti gation by state and local enforcement of feers persons persona had previous criminal histories of tells number had bad been previously convicted 86 of which were ou on charges of homicide moreover 13 of the tha persons arrested tor for murder or assault with intent to kill had bad previous convictions on similar charges and had bad served short terms been paroled or pardoned or had escaped from prison ariso n tho the greatest number of ro re boaters were among drug law violla gators tors A significant feature of tho the report was a disclosure of moro more than crimes committed by persons on parole from prison these figures point to the sity of developing menns means of preventing crime in the tween ages agea it if this country la Is to reduce lawlessness Ss ness and make useful men and adi women of bf those whose environment environ ment to go gradually into criminal pat paths he or nature makes it easy basy for them |
