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Show DEFICIT CHILDREN STILL 'CLASSED AS LAWBREAKERS, The children's bureau of the United Slates department of labor has found thftt young child offenders in many parts of tho United Slates must face Ihe same sort of court trial as that given to criminals, The bureau found that although every ev-ery stale excopt Wyomipg had legislation legisla-tion providing for jijvonilQ probation, l-'ss than half the courts trying children's chil-dren's cases actually had probation torvioo and less than onc-flflh had rog- xilar fulMime probation officers paid jfor by the court. j It was fouitd that many of tho chil-! I drop brought before tho courts were i handicapped by heredity, raulty home i training or bad Influences ju the com-Urtunity, com-Urtunity, yet many courts failed to se-Jcure se-Jcure adequate information concerning the child's home conditions. ' The bureau found that children in small tqwus and rural districts had the Ipoorest chance for an adequate hearing hear-ing as the courts in legs populous 'places were generally ill equipped for children's work. It is important that the men and .women who are employed to handle children in need of special care be understanding, un-derstanding, patient, experienced and have a lovo for tho work. Otherwise a boy or girl who takes a, wrong step rnd comes in contact with the authorities authori-ties may bo hmullod in suah n manner 'that the path taken in the future is the wrong, not the right one. oo |