Excerpt from Summary and Analysis of the Juvenile Laws of Virginia After providing a proper place of detention the next step which the court should take, if it would deal intelligently with the child before it, is to ascertain the causes of the child's delinquency. A boy breaks into a store. Did he do this in a spirit of play? - often that is the sole motive back of such a deed. Or had he a bad home and was he driven to steal through want? Or 'had he associated with older boys or men who had put the idea into his head? Or had he frequented moving pictures or read dime novels, and from such a source gotten the idea? Many juvenile Offenses can be directly traced to one Of these sources. Many other factors could be enumerated among the causes Of juvenile delinquency, but these are sufficient to illustrate the point, that the important thing is - not what did the child do? But, why' did he do it? Section 5 of chapter 350, supra, provides, That for the purpose oi' aiding the court in a proper disposition of the cases and matters arising under this act, the judge or justice may appoint one or more suitable persons probation Officers for the court, whose duty it shall be to make such investigation of cases involving children under eighteen years of age as the court may direct, to be present in court in order to represent the interests of the child when the case is heard, to furnish the court such information and assistance as it may require, and to take charge of any such child before and after the trial as may be directed by the court, and to perform such other duties as the court may con fer upon him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Juvenile Court Laws in the United States: A Summary by States, by Thomas J. Homer; A Topical Abstract, by Grace Abbott; And the New Juvenile Court Law of Monroe County, N. Y material here presented is intended for the use of judges and officers of juvenile courts, of students of legislation, and of those who may undertake the preparation of new legislation or the revision of old legislation affecting dependent and delinquent children. Part I is a summary of the juvenile court legislation of the United States to 1908, inclusive, which was prepared in 1909, under the direction of John Koren, expert special agent of the United States Bureau of the Census, by Thomas J. Homer, of the Suffolk (Massachusetts) Bar. With the consent of Mr. Koren, his summary has been revised so as to cover the legislation of 1909. For most of the states the revision is complete to the close of 1909. For a few states, the changes made by the legislatures of 1909 have merely been indicated by foot notes, the text itself still comprising the legislation in force in 1908. The summary is printed by permission of Mr. E. Dana Durand, Commissioner of the Census. Part II is a topical abstract of state laws governing the trial and disposition of juvenile offenders, prepared by Miss Grace Abbott of Chicago in connection with a study of the Juvenile Court of Chicago made by the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, for the Russell Sage Foundation, and covering legislation in force at the close of 1909. It is published with the consent of the officers of the school. This abstract is arranged topically under eleven topics: I. The Court Given Jurisdiction; II. Extent of Jurisdiction; III. Procedure; IV. Records and Reports; V. Place of Holding Court and Exclusion of the Public; VI. Disposition of the Child Pending Trial; VII. Final Disposition of the Child; VIII. Probation Officers; IX. Construction of Juvenile Court Laws; X. Adult Responsibility for Juvenile Delinquency; XI. Relation of Court to Institution in which Children are Placed. Each topic is treated by states, alphabetically, enabling the reader to ascertain what is the legislation of each state with reference to each several topic. The topics are treated only in outline. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Summary of Juvenile-Court Legislation in the United States Washington, August 14, sir: Herewith I submit a summary of juvenile-court legislation in the United States, prepared by Miss Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, who has written the editor's note, and Miss Helen R. Jeter, of the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. A considerable amount of preliminary work was done by Miss Lulu L. Eckman, of the Children's Bureau. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.