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it anc it _presages the disintogration of our American way of life." Slonn poses’ the quosticn: " Who is to be responsible fr these 15,000 children, who 1s goinz, to raiso_ them, soo that they got the funcamontal training they need so much? J, the..State to do it?" In the same voin, Father Bugeno J, Shea, of the Coordcina- ting Council of 3 un Francisco says? * It is practically ivpossible for a child to dovelop normally in an abnormal home, and tne home in whieh the parents are divorced or separated is abnormal," Domestic relation problems and tangles pour into our ‘pomestic Relations Lopartmont day after’ day. - Great effort and cilia gence.are put forth to heal the braches, to kcep parents together and to save those homes. . Tho problem of rebuileing and strengthening the moral fibro of our people and of @iscouraging divorca is.one to which we must -give the groatest anc most profound thought if we aro to keep safo our children, our cormunity and cur nation. It 4s recommended that tho conciliation court be given a ‘peal trial, but candor compels one to state that by the time the cas6 reaches tho court it is too late, THE PBLIC PRESS : Some very fino magazine articles, foa- ture stories anc cditorials have appoared in the caily papers on. - juvenile celinquoncy, T his publicity tends to highlight this evor~ present and important community problem; tends to focus attention upon it. Articles have appoarod dirccting attention to cenditions ° which stimulate juvenile delinquency; cthers have challenged paronts, schools, churches and the conmunity, pointed out failures in their obligations to children, This work by the pross is effective, comsendablo, fruitful. . Somo newspaners, however, undo all tho good that comes from such efforts by an ever- incroasing tendency to exagzerate the importance of cortain public trinis, One turns from splendid arti- cles and oditorials to fine blazoned on the front pages of the panérs senantional stories and reports éoncerning overy kind of sex crime, ° obscene concuct and immoral acts, Great orominence is given to rape, ‘adultery, secuctions, sox improprieties, immoral and illicit rela! tions, All tho sorcid details ara printed, with verbatim testimony of court witnesses deserihing thesac cf"ensive situations quoted. Prominent scrsonalities are oxten involved, and children of twelvo yoars of age and up read this unhoalthy, indocent, corruptive literature daily. How much camage reailts to the young people it woulda bo hare to demonstrate, but circulating such pornographic matoriel certainly docs an i:rcnso smount of harm, - BOOXLET OH LAWS RELATING TO MINORS: On a numbor of occasions pocpla have asled If wo could prcparo some sort of 4 sum~ mory of oll lavs relating to minors, It is thoucht that if such a sumsary in booklet form wore available, tt wold ha widely distrie.... puted and round vaiuaolee : School study end discussion groups could use the booklet for discourses, debates, cramntic plays, otc., designod to acquaint. minovs with the laws axolicablo to thom. Skits could be designed on the idea that “ignorance of the law is no oxcuse." This department has collected and arranged the material for such a book. It is now being printed and soon will 3o in circu- lation, It is, = oelievce, a uniquc Cevelopment in the war on juvenile Golinsuoncy. : POLICE JUVEXILE BURA: ‘The P olice Department has set up 4ts now Juvemlo Surcau in tie 61d North Enc Police Station on Greenvich trect near Scott Street. Here is centered all police facilitdiea : ané personnel baving to de with juvoniles. Modorn, | scientific police methods of hancling "pre-delinguont" youngsters and juvenile crime casos are boing usede