Editorial: The recidivism debate across the justice system
The piece weighs critiques of prisons parole and probation arguing recidivism rates reflect broader system failures and primitive behavioral science. Citing FBI data and J Edgar Hoover testimony it urges realism and vigilance while noting flawed arguments on harsher sentences and leniency.
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J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
House Subcommittee On Appropriations
Fair Administration of Justice
Hoover Defends Rehabilitation Within Tough Justice View
The remarks discuss balancing firm criminal penalties with humane aims of rehabilitation. Hoover criticizes leniency toward hardened offenders and argues for a system that protects society while helping convicts reintegrate as productive citizens.
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Hoover
Rewording the Constitution on religion and private schools
The discussion centers on amending the Constitution to limit establishment of a state religion and ban school prayer, amid Supreme Court word-meaning disputes. It notes economic strain on Catholic education, while Jewish and Protestant private schools revive as day schools grow in popularity.
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Congress
Anchorage
Alaska
Supreme Court
Abolish Abolish Against Educational Bureaucracies
The writer argues for reducing government control over education and sociology, promoting local choice in schooling, and rescinding certain First Amendment limits. He contends the public seeks stable values, favors democratic decision making, and questions the necessity of a constitutional prohibition on church and state unions.
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Congress
Europe
England
America
Presque Isle poll favors Plans 2 and 3 for action
Readers favor Plan 2 to preserve most natural features with moderate beach replacement costs, and Plan 3 for lower initial cost and preserved beauty. One suggestion calls for a one dollar per car entrance fee to cover annual maintenance, with attendance around 3.5 million. The Army Engineers will hold a hearing in Erie this week.
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Presque Isle
Isle
Army Engineers
Erie
Hard Cold Facts of Repeater Charts Draw Critics In
The charts present statistics as unblemished facts beyond family background or hardship. Some critics, viewing the data, would defend their subjects or question how repeaters are evaluated.
New Castle News Subscription Rates Announced
The New Castle News outlines home delivery and mail rates for Lawrence County and beyond. Rates include 75 cents weekly for home delivery, 15 cents per issue at newsstands, and monthly, six month, and yearly mail options. Foreign rates available on request.
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Lawrence County
U.S.A
V F W Post 522 Thanks New Castle for Poppy Day Help
The V F W Post 522 and Auxiliary thank New Castle citizens for the Poppy Day event of May 20. Contributions support veterans in VA Hospital and bring cheer to the disabled and ill. Gratitude to local school girls and groups.
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V.F.W. Post 522
New Castle
V.A. Hospital
Post
W.F.W
Jas. Flynn
Ernest Drake
What is Competence Criteria
The note asks for a concise question about criteria for competence. It seeks a direct answer or discussion point to define standards used to assess ability, judgment, and suitability for a task or role.
Shapp Plans 3 000 New State Jobs To Back Programs
Governor Shapp’s 1972 73 budget calls for over 3 000 new state positions to staff new programs while the Management Review urged staff cuts in existing areas. More than 2 200 of the new jobs go to Public Welfare, including a new state school for the retarded in the Philadelphia area. Additional posts fund a rehabilitation annex at Philipsburg State Hospital and ~200 more across Ebensburg Polk and Selingsgrove hospitals. About 850 will aid County Boards of Assistance and 516 will end institutional peonage. Outside welfare, adds cover state police, education, environmental resources and justice. Only about ten percent of Review suggestions may be completed in year one.
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Management Review
Department of Public Welfare
Philadelphia
Philipsburg State Hospital
Ebensburg
Polk
Selingsgrove
State Police
State Colleges
Indiana University
Revenue Department
Labor and Industry
J. M. Wallace
Shapp
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State United
White House
Len Kolasinski
NEW Castle News
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Milton Shapp
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