Branch Activities
| Date | 01 March 1947 |
| Published date | 01 March 1947 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054700500810 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Despite severe wintry weather, an excellent Open
from time to time the progress being made. Magistrates
Meeting of the Essex Branch, attended by nearly one
should also become conversant with the probation system
hundred people, was held at the Municipal College, West
and the advantage they could derive from it.
Visits to
Ham, London, E.15, on Saturday afternoon, February 1st.
prisons, borstal institutions, approved schools, hostels and
The meeting was specially organised for the benefit of
remand homes were also strongly advocated.
those interested in probation work in the Metropolitan
At the close of the address many took part in an in-
area of the county, and an interesting address on &dquo;The
teresting discussion which was ably wound-up by the
Magistrates’ Part in the Probation System&dquo; was delivered
Recorder of West Ham, who stated he was a staunch
by Mr. J. Ross, Principal of the Probation Branch at the
supporter of the probation system.
Home Officer.
Votes of thanks were proposed by Mr. Pereira and Miss
The chair was occupied by the Worshipful The Mayor
J. G. Steven, Southend-on-Sea, chairman of the Branch.
of West Ham, Alderman F. A. Warner, J.P.
He was
An enjoyable period for tea and conversation brought
accompanied on the platform by the Mayoress; The
to
Recorder of West
a close a
Ham, J. P. Eddy, Esq., K.C., and the
very successful function.
Stipendiary Magistrate for East and West Ham, A. A.
The Branch is indebted to the Higher Education Com-
Pereira, Esq.
mittee of West Ham for the free use of the excellent
In the course of his opening speech, the Mayor stated
accommodation at the College, and to Miss Hughes, the
that the prison population of this country had been
National Secretary, who was present and organised the
reduced by more than two-thirds in thirty years and more
arrangements for a bookstall, which proved a popular and
than half the- prisons had been closed as a result. He
successful innovation at our meetings.
pointed out that that was a complete vindication of the
LONDON BRANCH
modern methods of dealing with delinquency.
The monthly meeting of the London Branch, held on
The Mayor went on to refer to the treatment of juvenile
February 14th, listened to a most interesting talk by the
delinquency and said one of the most important of
Rev. Martin Pinker, Secretary of the National Discharged
modern methods being employed is probation, and how
Prisoners’ Aid Societies. The speaker traced the growth
important it has become may be judged by the fact that
of the various original Societies connected with local
the Probation Service deals with more delinquents than
prisons into the present national organisation, and fore-
any other branch of the penal system. Not less than
cast further developments of this trend and an even
50 per cent. of all juvenile offenders are placed on
higher degree of co-ordination in the future. After his
probation and nearly 20 per cent. of all adult offenders.
main address, Mr. Pinker answered questions on such
There are still, however, many who think that probation
practical points as &dquo;what considerations governed the help
is just a sentimental...
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