Juvenile Delinquency from the Standpoint of the State

Abstract

The Council of State Governments, through its Committee on Crime Control, is giving attention to the problem of juvenile delinquency from the standpoint of the state. This committee, consisting of officials from a number of states, has also been considering the courts and judicial procedure, prisons and reformatories, and the revitalization and reorganization of state police forces. Because of the relationship between juvenile delinquency and adult crime, the committee has been interested in what the state can do more effectively to prevent and control juvenile delinquency. An attempt has been made here to review the steps already taken by state agencies as a basis for later recommendations. A joint inquiry was sent to about twenty states for this purpose by the Council of State Governments and the American Public Welfare Association. The state welfare commissioners were asked to give information on definite state programs to prevent and control juvenile delinquency, whether carried on by the welfare department, the war council, or other agencies. The effect of wartime conditions in