The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1973 Page: 4 of 6
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WESTERNER WORLD
FEBRUARY 23, 1973
I
Juvenile Crime Takes Upswing
by Julia Faulkner
The main cause of juvenile
offenses can be summed up in a
seven-letter word—parents!
Many don’t care where their kids
are or what they do. But the
parents aren’t entirely to blame.
The key to delinquency is
rebellion against all
authority—parents, school and
the law.
JUVENILE CRIME is
increasing basically because of
the breakdown in the family unit
itself. But the problem is much
broader than simply that. The
lack of communication is another
major factor in juvenile offenses.
Often times, kids try to
communicate with their parents
but Dad has his job, golf and
outside activities. Mom has her
bridge club and civic work—the
only thing they don’t have time
for is their kids.
Yet, at the same time it’s not
entirely their fault because the
whole family suffers from the
social pressures of our affluent
living. Poorer children feel
inferior to the better dressed kids
at school. This puts pressure on
the less fortunate, who in turn put
pressure on their parents to buy
them more. So both Mom and Dad
end up working full time to keep
up with social pressures.
THE KIDS ARE left without
supervision. Many commit
crimes to get attention from their
parents, police or anyone. Some
get into trouble out of
boredom—they have nothing to
fill their time.
Local juvenile officers agree
that the term “juvenile
delinquents”—and the mental
image it generally presents—is
usually misunderstood by the
public. According to Texas law,
any person is determined a
juvenile over the age of ten and
under the age of 17 years. Only a
judge of a juvenile court can
declare the boy or girl to be a
“delinquent.” There are a number
of ways a child can end up in
juvenile court. Of the 21 specific
violations for which juveniles are
apprehended, running away is
the most common offense,
followed by theft, burglary and
vandalism.
THE HEALTH, welfare and
moral segment is really the
parents’ responsibility but if they
don’t live up to it, then the police
juvenile authorities have to try to
straighten out the kids. They
usually deal with them several
times before he or she ends up in
court. However, there are
exceptions. In one case, two
brothers were sent to reform
school the first time they got in
trouble. Whether the case is
referred to the other authorities
for additional action depends a
great deal on the crime.
In 1972, about 75 per cent of the
cases referred to the Juvenile
Division of the Police
Department were released into
the custody of their parents.
About 25 per cent of the cases
went through the Juvenile
Probation Office. In 1972, 41 of
the total 276 handled through
official court action were
committed to the Texas Youth
Council.
LUBBOCK JUVENILE
'officers claim that, despite an
apparent drop in total cases
handled, juvenile officers are
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increasing. One reason for the
increase in offenses over the past
five years is the availability of
drugs. Narcotic offenses were so
few that they weren’t even listed
in a separate category in the
authorities’ 1964 annual report.
In 1970, however, there were 42
drug offenses, while the figure
jumped to 87 in 1971.
Offenders are no longer located
mainly in the poorer areas of
Lubbock, but now extend from
the highest to the lowest socio-
economic groups. But this isn’t
true in all types of crime. Drugs,
for instance, are usually found in
the higher class and middle class
areas because the lower groups
can’t afford them. The juvenile
authorities reported very few
Negro or Mexican-American drug
users.
OF INTEREST IS the actual
usage of the county jail by
juveniles. The National Council
of Crime and Delinquency was
requested to make a study of the
juvenile justice system in
Lubbock County and particularly
to determine whether a detention
facility for delinquent children
was needed for Lubbock County.
The report released after their
study showed that the practice of
holding children in the county
jail should cease. Records from
the Lubbock County Juvenile
Probation Office show that in
1972, the average stay in the
facility for a total of 242 juveniles
was 7V2 days.
But despite the large number of
juvenile offenders, local officers
say that there’s reason for hope.
Several programs have been
started to help kids who are
referred to the Police Juvenile
Officers. New programs are being
pushed to help remove the kids’
frustrations so that their general
attitude will change for the better.
PERFECT PLANSI Looking over plans for the nearly completed house are Building
Construction Technology officers Phillip Woolverton, Don Tanner, Steve Judd, Davi3
Sanchez, Joe Klein, and John Morris.
—staff photo
BCT Continues Construction
The three-bedroom house that
Building Construction classes
are building at 4824 10th Street
has been completely bricked on
the outside. On the inside, the
walls have been textured so that
painting can be started.
FALSE BEAMS have been
placed on the ceiling in the family
room. Also the fireplace in the
master bedroom is near
completion.
The 2491 sq. ft. house is
expected to be completed in April.
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formerly Della’s place
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5 right across 19th
from L.H.S.
(we sell school supplies too)
Tomorrow, U.I.L. competitors
will travel to Stamford for
another practice meet. LHS will
be represented in spelling,
number sense, slide rule,
mathematics, and science
contests.
In the spelling category,
Karen Werner received first
place in 4A Spelling competition
Feb. 10 at Abilene Winter
Invitational Interscholastic
League Meet in Abilene and was
also cited first place winner of
the overall event.
In slide rule competition,
Rene Bryant and Joe Cowan
were honored by receiving
second and third place
respectively in 4A division
contest. George Heichelheim
received first place in
sophomore division
mathematics and Joe Cowan
received fourth place in the
senior division.
Over 700 students
representing some 43 high
schools from across Texas
attended the meet which was
held on the Hardin-Simmons
University Campus.
The purpose of the meet was
to provide experience for
students who will participate in
the district meet later this year.
The contests were sponsored by
Abilene Christian College,
McMurry College, Hardin-
Simmons University and the
Big Country Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Areas of competition in the meet
included spelling, number
sense, slide rule, typewriting,
mathematics, shorthand and
science.
Science competition proved to
be the strong point for
competitors. Of the 13 LHS
students who entered science
competition, along with
approximately 200 other
students, ten placed in the
event. In 4A standings, Peggy
Sumner received first, Rene
Bryant, second and Joe Cowan
received third.
In the veteran division,
Rene Bryant received first
place, Joe Cowan second, Chris
Smith third, Mindy Cundiff
fourth and Barbra Becker fifth.
Novice division winners were
Peggy Sumner with first place,
Mitzi Parrish second, Chuck
Harjes third, Brian Keho
fourth and Brenda Norrid fifth.
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The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1973, newspaper, February 23, 1973; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth699772/m1/4/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lubbock High School.