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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17028, 13 August 1929, Page 11

£ls Is. aUfclLaiiLX-l, ..' At the monthly meeting of the National Couuyil of Women tho circuhiion t»r a journal with a page contaipiuui National Coimci! news came up for discusnian, find it was decided to tnke two copies, one fm, rireulation j amongst menibcrs. and the other be | left in charge of tbo librarian nf the j Y.W.C.A.. where members can sec it lat any time. An interesting article 'was rend from nu American magazine on j the effectiveness of the work of the j policewomen in the 56 cities of thatI country, Avhere they are employed. In j 32 of these cities their work was csi tablished at the request of the women's j dubs, in 13 on the initiative of the. | chief of police, in three through tho efforts of private social agencies, and ;in B ix by request of health, welfare, I and other departments. The effectiveI ness of their works is found to depend j upon their special training, their task I being not only to seek to improve the (home and community environment for 'girls and boys, but also the rehabilitation and adjustment of the individual delinquent, and many testimonies have been received to their successful and useful work in these directione,