JUVENILE CRIME
MORE BIRCHING ADVOCATED POLICE INSPECTOR'S REPORT LONDON. Fob. 25 The greater use of the birch rod in dealing with juvenile offenders and the •keeping of records of their fingerprints, were advocated by Colonel William Allan, His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, reporting on the 1934 inspection of the Western Division Constabulary. He states that in some districts crimes committed by juveniles are more serious than those of adults. He suggests that the schools should cultivate more esprit de corps regarding what happens outside the school, which is as important as what happens within. He also advocates that greater use of police dogs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22045, 27 February 1935, Page 11
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103JUVENILE CRIME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22045, 27 February 1935, Page 11
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