TAKE CARE, YOUNG MAN !
Boy burglars are getting a rough time at the hands of Victorian Criminal Court Judges. Their fond belief that a first offender invariably, is released has., been .ruHely shattered. Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of General Sessions have combined m an. offensive against juvenile crime. 'Suspended sentences, said Mr. Justice McArthur' recently, only encourage other, youths to take to housebreaking. It gave them a feeling of security. They were led on by the hope that' they could go on committing burglaries till they were found out. Then, they anticipated, they would, be released on a good behavior bond, and could consider whether they wished to enter seriously upon a criminal career. Short terms of imprisonment, with indefinite reformatory treat. ment to follow, were meted out to •several youthful burglars.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 4
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136TAKE CARE, YOUNG MAN! NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 4
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