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Only 49 per cent of the 8,355 young people between the ages a. six and 16, who are enrolled in the schools of Bannock County have been in any trouble which in volved action by the juvenile court, Judge W. H. Jensen, said today. The national average, the judge said, is 5.1 per cent,indicative that juvenile delinquency in Bannack County does not present as serious a problem as in other localities. Jensen said his office handled 26 juvenile cases last year. Most of the cases involved petit larceny, runaways, and truancy. Also involved were the more se rious offenses of grand larceny, burglary, statutory cases, attempt ed assault and drinking intoxicants. Of the 215 cases handied, 11 of the defendants were committed to the State Industrial Training School at St. Anthony. Twelve from Bannock County were released from the institution during the year and returned to their homes. The judge pointed out that un der the new Youth Rehabilitation Act the records on the more se rious offenses and the cases of re peaters are sent to the State Board of Health at Boise for evaluation. Orders of the State Seard are then sent to the court for execution. I hope that through 1958 there will be a reduction in juvenile de linquency cased as a well-trained worker, experienced In youth re+ ehabilitation projects, has been ase signed part time to Bannack Coun ty, the judge added. John Wedell, a former assistant superintendent of the Boys’ Train ing School at Kearney, Neb., will have his headquarters in the court house. He has been sent here by the State Board of Health and is paid through that department; Jen sen noted,
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Wed, Feb 19, 1958
Page 12
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