BRITISH HOME OFFICE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 5

BRITISH HOME OFFICE

REVIEW BY MINISTER

JUVENILE CRIME

POLICE FORCE PRAISED (British Official Wireless.) Rcc. noon. RUGBY, July 36. In the House of Commons, Sir John Simon touched upon ,a great variety b.f subjects in reviewing the work of 'he Home Office, the vote for which he recalled having last presented in the House 20 years ago. He spoke encouragingly of the developments in methods of dealing ivitn juvenile crime embodied in recent legislation, and extended by the Children and Young Persons' Act of 1933. The Act strengthened the law for dealing with neglected children, and if the problem of neglect could be adequately dealt with, the amount of juvenile delinquincy would certainly be diminished.

Referring to the reorganisation of the police, Sir John. Simon paid a tribute to Lord Trcnchard, the Chief Commissioner of Police. There were 180 separate police forces in England and Wales, and it was important, to get close co-operation between these forces for many purposes. A great deal was being done to enlist science on the side of crime fighting. The Jubilee review of the police forces by the King next Sunday was a reminder . o the British public of the reason it had to he proud Of this great civil force, which had won for the British policeman a reputation, abroad as well as .at home, for coolness, courtesy, and good temper.

Sir John mentioned the figures and annual report of the chief inspector or factories bearing on (the extent or accidents among young persons, and .aid that the solution was to he found in education in safety among boys and girls as a result of the volunteer efforts undertaken with the goodwill of employers, workers, and others.