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Show Juvenile Crime in U.S. Rapidly Escalating Now Ideas For Better Living By Dr. M. Ford McBride Juvenile crime in the United States is esculating at an astounding rate. A recent time magazine maga-zine article on youth crime in America stipulated st-ipulated that the rise in crime could be traced to I fie y-oA . C l! A 2 bulletion board each week in foot high letters. Each day the children spend a few minutes role playing different moral situations, discussing or writing stories about how they can use the moral concept con-cept during the week. At the end of the school year these children will be exposed to hours of useful character building experiences. Teaching morality isn't the whole answer to curbing rising delinquency, but it can make a difference. Dr. McBride can be seen every Monday on Channel 11 's "Newsroom" at 6:00. If you have a question or topic you would like Dr. McBride Mc-Bride to discuss in his column, write: Dr. M. Ford McBride, 1161 East 300 North, Nor-th, Provo, Utah 84601. inadequate moral training. Research shows that absence of moral training encourages disregard for human life and human rights. Behavioral scientists have determined that there is a correlation between how well a child internalizes moral concepts and his ability to control bad behavior. Educator, Herbert Mayer, feels that the relationship between delinquency and the environment is minimal. He says the environment is less influencial than normally assumed. It's not the environment en-vironment but the attitude of the person toward his surroundings that determine his ideals and his behavior, says Dr. Mayer. Dr. Mayer also feels the idea that values are caught and can't be taught is a major source of failure. Schools need to teach values directly and systematically. Parents and teachers must help children think and practice prac-tice moral concepts like courage, personal efficiency, freedom, initiative and reliability. I know a school teacher who puts the name of a moral concept on the |