Book Reviews
| Date | 01 November 1947 |
| Published date | 01 November 1947 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054700501203 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Obituark
ALEC PATERSON
BOOK REVIEWS
One of the gifts-or was it a supreme attainment ?-
Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Published by
which Paterson possessed was the ability to meet every-
Butterworth &
Co. (Publishers) Ltd. Special price to
body on his own level, and to encourage each to believe,
probation officer, 25s. (Reviewed by J. P. Wilson, Clerk
or believe again, in himself, and that what he did mat-
to the Justices, Sunderland.)
tered enormously. The convict on application, the under-
During the fourteen years that have passed since this
graduate discussing a career, the probation officer puzzled
book was first published, it has established itself as the
about a wayward youth, the magistrate concerned to
standard authority on juvenile court practice and the
temper justice with mercy-each felt he had all of
enactments relating to children and young persons. The
Paterson when he sought advice, as indeed he had. Nor
appearance of a third edition is welcomed and the new
was this sympathy any studied line for, of all men,
section entitled &dquo; Probation &dquo; will be read with great
Paterson was the most incapable of posing. It derived
interest and profit.
from a deep and unremitting consciousness of the two
The set-up of the book is familiar to users of earlier
commandments on which hang all the law and the
editions and will be easily followed by new readers. As
Prophets. These actuated his whole life, and Sunday by-
one would expect, recent legislation and cases have been
Sunday, in the quiet of the early morning, he rededicated
included wherever relevant. In this connection, C. v. C.
himself to their service.
As with the Master, so with
[1947] 2 All E.R. 50, which empowers justices to grant an
Paterson, this sympathy was no negative thing. It
Order in respect of the custody and maintenance of
would flare up into hot indignation at spiritual wicked-
legitimated children, will no doubt be included in the
ness-or lethargy-in high...
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