Current Activities
| Author | C D Robinson |
| Published date | 01 June 1976 |
| Date | 01 June 1976 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/000486587600900211 |
CURRENT
ACTIVITIES 127
have
been
included,
but,
at the same time,
important
issues have
been
virtuallv
ignored; thus, the author's discussion of
punishment
is confined to eight of
th~
book's
438 pages of text.
Atlyleaf
commentary
describes
the
work
as a"practical
review
of
the
crime
of
armed
robbery".
However,
because
of its superficiality,
the
book
is
of
little
practical
value for practitioners in the criminal justice field; its virtue is limited to
its
entertainment
value.
C D
ROBINSON
CURRENT
ACTIVITIES
Victorian Railways Juvenile
Offender
Lecture
Progratnme
In an
effort
to
combat
the increasing
number
of
offences
committed
by
juveniles on railway
property,
the
Investigation Branch of the Victorian Railways
has initiated a
campaign
to
educate
first
offenders
on
the
danger
involved in
their activities.
Offenders
aged
between
eight
and
thirteen years
are
being
invited, along
with
their parents, to
attend
a
one
hour
lecture given
by
a
psychologist, amagistrate,
and
railways investigation officers. It is
hoped
that
these sessions will convince
the
young
offenders
of
the folly of their actions,
and
also
remind
their
parents
of their responsibility to
monitor
the activities
of
their
children.
The
project
was
conceived
by
Chief
Inspector
W Ainley of
the
Railways
Jnvestigation Branch,
and
has
been
developed
with
the
support
of
the
Chairman
of
the
Victorian Railways.
The
first
meeting
was
held
on 5 April
with
Mr A
Blashki, magistrate of
the
Children's
Court,
and
the
writer
among
the
speakers.
The
measure
is initially
aimed
at offenders
who
commit
offences
which
could
result in injury to themselves or
other
persons, and,
with
the
large
number
of
these offences
being
detected,
it is
planned
to
conduct
sessions on a
weekly
basis
for
the
remainder
of
the
year. It is
planned
to
extend
the
prograrnme
at a later
date
to include first
offenders
who
commit
acts
of
vandalism on
railway
property.
C D
ROBINSON
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