Download or read book Summary and Analysis of the Juvenile Laws of Virginia (Classic Reprint) written by James Hoge Ricks and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Summary and Analysis of the Juvenile Laws of Virginia After providing a proper place of detention the next step which the court should take, if it would deal intelligently with the child before it, is to ascertain the causes of the child's delinquency. A boy breaks into a store. Did he do this in a spirit of play? - often that is the sole motive back of such a deed. Or had he a bad home and was he driven to steal through want? Or 'had he associated with older boys or men who had put the idea into his head? Or had he frequented moving pictures or read dime novels, and from such a source gotten the idea? Many juvenile Offenses can be directly traced to one Of these sources. Many other factors could be enumerated among the causes Of juvenile delinquency, but these are sufficient to illustrate the point, that the important thing is - not what did the child do? But, why' did he do it? Section 5 of chapter 350, supra, provides, That for the purpose oi' aiding the court in a proper disposition of the cases and matters arising under this act, the judge or justice may appoint one or more suitable persons probation Officers for the court, whose duty it shall be to make such investigation of cases involving children under eighteen years of age as the court may direct, to be present in court in order to represent the interests of the child when the case is heard, to furnish the court such information and assistance as it may require, and to take charge of any such child before and after the trial as may be directed by the court, and to perform such other duties as the court may con fer upon him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.