Juvenile Delinquency:—104 juvenies of 18 years and under were charg ed ini the First Special District Court tinder the Chinese Criminal Code, Of these, 11 were below the age of 14 years, Three were girls. Amonk, them, 78 were without employment. 18 had had previous criminal record J—seven charged previously once, four twice, and two three times, 'The number charged with offences under the general heading of theft was St—offences including larceny, snatching, burglary, robbery, shoplift= ing. 'Ten' were charged with being associated with gambling, three with fraud, three with extortion and one with assault, Court decisions includ ed detention for 30 cases, imprisonment for 27, and reformatory for 12. In 15 cases' sentence was suspended.
ud ten were found not guilty. One was handed to his parent, and one ease was not entertained.
There wore 58 cases of juveniles under 18 charged with violating the Law Governing Penalties for Police Offences, The majority—51—were girls charged with soliciting for prostitution or aiding in keeping brothel. 63 eases were fined, 46 being fined sums ranging from §1 10 $3. Four wore detained and one handed the parent, Employment of Young Persons: Suitable initial employment was found for eight young persons from Institutions, and two. previously: placed were transferred to other em= ployment. Follow-up of young people previously placed in seven factoriox yas carried out: they were found to be making progress toward selt support. Additional underclothing was given to 20 young people placed in employment. Possibility of placement of young people in five other enterprises was explored,
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