* * I am convinced that quite a lot of juvenile crime arises from young people going too often to dances,” said Air. S. L. Paterson, S.M., at Hamilton, when sentencing two youths of 18 on charges of converting motor-cars to their own use, and theft. The probation officer’s report showed that the accused had fre quented dances often, had been cheeky at home, and inattentive to their work. The frequency with which youths generally attended dances, said Air. Paterson, w r as simply piling up trouble for the future. It wouuld be a good plan, he added, if youths under a certain age were prohibited from attending public dances.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2 January 1941, Page 3
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