New Juvenile Aid Society Targets Youth Crime
A dedicated group of Tacomans organizes to provide intervention and oversight for at-risk youth.
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A well-attended meeting of juvenile workers, held in Judge Easterday's department of the superior court last evening, resulted in the permanent organization of a Juvenile Aid Society, with a charter membership of 25 zealous workers. Last night's meeting was marked by the unbounded sincerity of those in attendance. Short addresses were made by Judge Easterday, Prosecuting Attorney J. L. McMurray, R. Hay, principal of the Tacoma Parental school for delinquents, Deputy County Attorneys Burmeister and Woods, O. J. Olson, F. S. D. Hughes, Rev. W. A. Moore, Peder Jensen, Humane Officer W. J. Van Voris, G. Dowe McQuesten, and Mrs. L. B. Mott. A declaration of organization was signed by all the charter members. Active work in humane lines will be commenced at once.
“A well-attended meeting of juvenile workers... resulted in the permanent organization of a Juvenile Aid society.”
The Juvenile Aid Society was part of a Progressive-era wave of 'child-saving' that sought to replace punitive criminal justice with social intervention. Today, Tacoma grapples with similar questions regarding how to support at-risk youth without funneling them into the carceral system.
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