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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1959)
t MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, April , 1959 Judge Urges Personalized Attention For Every Young Defendant in Court Editors note: as chief justice of all over them. A few wore i human beirfg. i father have? Is there alcohol-1 many judges pass sentence I ago. Go into our clinics today them treatment. I wounds with bandaids. And the Citv of New lork. one or the largest 'criminal courts in the world, Irving Ben Cooper is especially con cerned over the handling of juvenile delinquency cases throughout the United States and distressed by what he feels is their mishandling in manv American courts. Last vear. about 5.009 defendants between 16 and 19 yean of age appeared in Judge Cooper's own court, and he has become acknowl edged nationally as one of the out standing authorities on juvenile de linquency and probation in the U.S. This is his 21st year on the bench and marks what Judge Cooper calls his "coming of age" as a Jurist. The following dispatch is the first of three in which he discusses what be considers to be society's shocking failure to cope properly with young criminals. He tells not only where he feels the fault lies, but what can and should be done to correct it. Judge Cooper's views go to the heart of a problem that besets modern America and mil lions of onr homes. By CHIEF JUSICE IRVING BEN COOPER As Told To Jack. V. Fox United Press International New York -OJPD- I wish I could bring parents, thousands of them, into my courts and have them see a sight that never fails to warm my own heart although I have seen it a thousand times. It is the sight of young peo ple who have come perilously close to the ruination of their lives-and then pulled them selves back to decency. Their heads are held high, their clothing is neat, their very manner exudes the inner feeling of pride and respect for themselves as human be ings, their sense that they are 'somebody." I wish the parents could have seen these same young men and women a year or six months before when they first came into that same court room. Then, they were strikingly different. Some shambled in with sulky defiance written a mock contriteness that was as transparent as it was phon ey. Some were so frightened they were in a state of shock. Others bore the stamp of com plete defeat, a resignation to hopelessness. Real Trouble ; All of them were in trouble real trouble. They had com mitted serious crimes: burg lary, assault, stealing cars, gang warfare, narcotics addic tion, sexual abuse. They were on the brink of a life of crime and misery and despair and degradation that would pull them relent lessly into the gutter-and pos sibly keep them there. They would be a menace to the com munity in which they lived and bring tragedy to others. The transformation of so many of those young people into decent, clean human be ings, pulling them back from that brink in time is the great est satisfaction of our work. We have found that we can save as many as seven out of eight of them. That is what I want to talk about: how it can be done. It comes down to the simple concept that every young de fendant must be given- person alized attention. Mass produc tion of justice is no justice at all. If our society is to endure, we must go farther than the dictum that the punishment should fit the crime. It must fit the person as well as the crime. There are courts all across the United States where, every day, the judge snaps off: "Six months.'' "Three years." "Reform school." 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"Throw him in the jug." In that way the judge won't be taking a chance on a youth who laughs at his lenience and goes right out and mugs an other woman in a dark street. Some of the young people are beyond rehabilitation and probation ior them is out of the question. There can be no dispute about this the hardened young offender pre sents a challenge not to be evaded. The right to move safely and unmolested through the City, to be secure at work and at home, to be protected against frauds and schemers, is the supreme luxury of civ ilization. For it the commun ity pays a huge price, and is intolerant of failure on the part of its agents and instru ments. It cannot be patient with or concerned about the welfare of offenders while they threaten its security and comfort. It is no news that society it shot through with various types of criminal groups at all levels, from the most bru tal to the most intellectual, many protected by every de vice against discovery and punishment. A therapy such as probation for ' these is as cologne to gangrene. We do not hesitate to commit the in sane to hospitals, repeaters and hardened offenders to prison, probationers who abuse the community's mercy to jail. i Huge Backlog But after these are put away for the community's and their own good, there remains a huge backlog of persons who any average man admits are "worth saving." Our courts in New York City have been more fortun ate than most in getting the tools with which to deal just ly. The main implement has been probation-strict and un wavering surveilance of how they are behaving with the slightest doubt removed from their minds that misbehavior will result in confinement. For this to work, the judge must have at the time of sen tence a complete and accurate life history of the youth be fore him. He must know: Why did he commit his act? Others about him have not got into trouble. What was there in his experience to turn him' criminal? What of his home? His rela tions with his parents? How has he done in school? Who are his friends and compan ions? What are his hobbies? What has he seen of love and marriage and parenthood? What kind of a job does his ism or drug aaaicuon m ais family? Does He Feel Good Is he proud of his own cul ture and group? Does he feel good that he is a Jew, a Cath olic, a Negro? What skills does he have? Whom does he love most? Hate? Throughout the land today, Power Principle Agreement Reached Sacramento, Calif.- (UPD -A meeting of representatives of Washington, Oregon and Cali fornia here Saturday ended in agreement on the principle of a power tie-up which would bring surplus Pacific north west electricity to power-hungry California. Spokesmen for the three states agreed at ,th,e meeting to hire a private firm to study the proposal. However, the conference made no decision other than to study the mat ter. California Gov. Edmund C. Brown has estimated that some three-billion kilowatt hours of power from the north west's Bonneville system goes to waste each year for lack of a market. Brown said if. California bought some of the surplus power, it would help keep electricity costs down in all three states. without knowing anything of these factors. Most are heart sick that they must operate in such fashion, but the com munity has not seen fit to help them rehabilitate its own young people. It "costs too much." Or "it's mollycod dling." Costs too much? The real cost of carrying these youths over the transition from child hood into the beginning of responsible maturity is an in calcuable mass of material and social wreckage-damaged and wrecked family cars, in creased insurance rates, wan ton destruction of household, commercial and community property, medical bills grow ing out of carelessness and foolheardy exploits, irrespon sible pregnancies and ( births. Families, relatives, friends, neighbors absorb a major share of these costs. Bud Stage Youth offenses are the bud stage of criminality. They fol low in the main patterns of adult desires. But there are less cerebral, less variegated and more lusty. To consider youthful crime as something foisted on anj innocent and law abiding community rath er than as an aspect of its own thought of itself and its own action is to be naive be yond sanity.. Our criminal courts today are in the same stage as our medical clinics were 40 years DEATH WEAPON This is the .25-caliber revolver which Connie Nicholas is accused of having used to kill her former lover, Forrest Teel, in Indianapolis.. Teel was killed by three bullets. The defense contends, that the shooting was accidental. . will take you about, 4 minutes to find out why It Pays to Own a Dodge! (It could save you hundreds of dollars!) Okay, it's settled. You've thought about it and talked about it and now you've decided: A new ear and soon. Now for the jackpot question. Which '59 car will it be? , Unless you happen to be a Mr. Gotrocks, youll probably think pretty caref uUy(bef ore you finally ' make the move. You'll do more shopping and compare more closely. And you'll ask yourself1 some basic questions. How much will a new car cost me to buy? How muck will it cost me to drive? What do I get for my money? There is no mystery about new car prices Until this year, it was hard to compare different makes of cars to find which offered the most value for the money. It was like comparing apples and bananas. But not any more. Not since all new cars are required to carry price labels.' Now, for the first time, you can compare various makes and models and see exactly what you're getting for your money. It's like exposing the hole cards in a game of stud poker: You. know exactly where you stand. Why should you buy a Dodge? No one has to tell you that there are a number of , cars on the market that sell for less than a Dodge. No cigar on that count. You know it and we know it. But there are things you get in a Dodge that you simply cant get in these other smaller cars. And this is important. Dodge gives you all of these things the bigness and roominess, the comfort and ride, the luxury and -prestige; for -less than, other can in its field. VEBETTER BY pA It's not just a few dollars less, either; in many cases it's literally hundreds of dollars less. Some Dodge models are even priced lower than the so " called "low-priced cars." (We'll be happy to show you the actual suggested retail prices.) All cars cost money fo run -but how much? It would be nice if you just bought a new car and that was that. It didn't burn gas. Didn't use oil. Never needed service. But that's wishful thinking. Cars do use gas and oil. They do need service occasionally. But that doesn't mean that all cars cost the same to drive and maintain. Not' by a jugful. There's a big difference. Dodge is designed to run for less Dodge has always had a reputation for economi cal operation. People who have owned them have found it costs less to run a Dodge, and that a Dodge needs service less often. Take gasoline economy. The new Dodge 326 cu. in. Red Ram V-8 engine, because of its design and t efficiency, will take you miles farther on a gallon of gas than any other V-8 in the Dodge field. You save money every mile you drive. But that's only part of the story. The way Dodge is engineered and built saves you money on such things as engine wear, brake relining, tune-ups, spark plug replacement. When you add them all up, they represent quite a saving. Another reason why it pays to own a Dodge. What do you get for what you pay? According to Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices, Dodge generally costs less, model for model, than other cars in its field. Fine and dandy. But while price is important, it isn't the only consideration. The real standard of value whether you're buying a new car or a can of beans is what you get for what you pay. It's the "extras" you get at no extra cost that really determine which car is the best buy. Dodge gives you more for less Talk is cheap. Anyone can make claims. So let's be specific about the extras you get in Dodge at no extra cost. Torsion-Aire Ride conceded the finest suspension in the industry standard equip ment on all Dodge models. Total-Contact Brakes, Safety-Rim Wheels, Electric Windshield Wipers, Independent Parking Brake all standard on . Dodge. Of course, you can also choose from such Dodge options as . Push-Button Driving, Full Time Power Steering and Swing-Out Swivel Seats. ; There's a big difference in comfort, too Goodness knows, we certainly don't want to knock competition. But we feel obligated to point out the comfort and convenience of the '59 Dodge. If you've tried getting into some of the other '59 cars you know just what we mean. To say it is difficult would honestly be an under statement. That's why we hope you'll come in and compare the difference in Dodge. How much easier it is to get in and out of a Dodge. How much more comfortable it is to sit in a Dodge. How much more room you have to stretch out. Really, it pays to own a Dodge. It doesn't cost a penny to get the facts We don't expect you to rush in and plunk down your money for a new Dodge just on the basis of what you've read. But if what you've read seems to make sense, we do hope you'll stop in to see, to drive and to price a Dodge. We think it's a whale of a buy, but then maybe we're prejudiced. Why not drop in and judge for yourself. We'll be more than happy to give you all the facts. No obligation, of course. WirH A BRAND NEW CA YOUR NEARBY DODGE DEALER PARSONS MOTORS 315 E. 5TH ST. and you will find the best medical "men in the profes sion giving of their time. It wasn't always like that. I can remember when I was a boy in a poor family going to a clinic and waiting and wait ing for hours and being shock ed at the sight of pregnant women sitting on the benches and men with open sores and infants with tearing coughs waiting in line for the least competent of the medical pro fession assigned there to give In medicine today, a few spots on the lung cause alarm and prompt professional at tention. It would be unthink able to wait until the whore lung becomes involyed. Why should the law continue its failure to meet head on that large segment of youthful and early adult defendants who show unmistakable signs of criminal behavior in its early stages? It is unjust to give them scant attention. It simply is impossible to dress deep what of reinfection? Not Too Late So much said here is ob vious. That is exactly 'the trouble, for it is the disregard of the obvious that is respon sible for this alarming condi tion. But it Is not too late to translate into tangible, overt action the warning of Chief Justice of the United States Hughes: "The Supreme Court of the United States and the courts of appeal will take care of themselves. Look after the courts of the poor, who stand most in need of justice. The security of the Republic will be found in the treatment of the poor and ignorant; in in difference to their misery and helplessness lies disaster." (Next: The Causes) Helps You Overcome FALSE TEETH ' Looseness and Worry No longer be annoyed or feel Ul-et-ease because of loose, wobbly falsa teeth. FASTEETH. an Improved alka line (non-acid) powder, sprinkled on your plates holds them firmer en they feel more comfortable Avoid embar rassment caused by loose plates Get PAS TEETH today at any drug countas. First of the Week FEATURES at Worrell S&iaGk Here's a special low price on Morrell's Pride "SNACK" f - t tot . luncheon meat. 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