" Probation " Supplement
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054100301602 |
| Published date | 01 October 1941 |
| Date | 01 October 1941 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
"
PROBATION "
SUPPLEMENT
A
confidential
publication
to
probation
officer
members
of
the
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
OF
PROBATION
OFFICER
JUVENILE
OFFENCES
T H E
Memorandum
on
Juvenile
Offences
issued
1
jointly
by
the
Home
Secretary
and
the
Presi-
dent
of
the
Board
of
Education
has
aroused
interest
from
one
end
of
the
country
to
the
other.
Many
meetings
have
been
convened
by
education
authori-
ties
to
discuss
its
contents.
The
press
has
not
been
generally
invited
to
these
meetings
and
there
are
very
good
reasons
why
the
proceedings
for
the
most
part
should
have
been
in
private.
It
would
be
regrettable
if
distorted
pic-
tures
of
the
youth
of
this
country
were
given
to
our
Allies
and
to
the
conquered
nations
who
look
to
Britain
as
the
hope
of
Civilisation
in
the
present
crisis.
And
none
of
us
has
any
desire
to
supply
propaganda
to
Germany.
The
~thoroughness
with
which
Dr.
Goebbels
watched
our
press
may
be
gauged
by
the
fact
that
even
our
modest
publica-
tion
came
in
for
his
attention
just
before
the
war.
We
received
several
requests
for
Probation
t~o
be
sent
to
addresses
in
Germany
and
one
subscription
order
came
from
a
bookseller
in
America
for
Probation
to
be
sent
regularly
t~o
an
address
in
Germany.
As
the
Memorandum
clearly
indicates
the
posi-
tion
in
Juvenile
Delinquency
is
nothing
to
be
alarmed
about.
Nevertheless
it
is
well
for
probation
officers
who
are
the
agents
and
field
workers
of
the
Courts
to
keep
themselves
informed
of
what
is
taking
place.
Our
National
Executive
Committee
set
up
a
special
sub-committee
to
collect
information
and
furnish
a
report.
A
great
deal
of
work
has
been
done
and
a
report
will
be
laid
before
the
October
meeting
of
the
National
Executive
Committee.
In
the
course
of
their
enquiry
the
sub-committee
wrote
to
all
the
Chief
Constables
and
close
on
i 50
of
them
have
sent
valuable
information.
An
interesting
fact
has
emerged
out
of
the
educa-
tion
committees
conferences :
directors
of
education,
school
attendance
officers
and
headmasters
are
show-
ing
an
increasing
desire
to
take
a
more
active
part
in
the
work
of
the
Juvenile
Courts.
In
some
coun-
ties
propositions
have
been
made
for
the
setting
up
of
committees
under
the
aegis
of
the
education
authority
to
deal
with
offenders
of
school
age
and
so
prevent
charges
going
to
the
Juvenile
Courts.
Indeed
in
some
districts
young
offenders
are
already
being
so
dealt
with
by
individual
education
officials.
I
have
asked
the
Home
Office
to
express
its
view
upon
this
procedure
which
would
appear
to
be
in
absolute
conflict
with
the
law.
Probation
officers
would
render
a
service
if
they
would
send
me
their
views
on
the
subject.
H.
E.
NORMAN.
RETIREMENT
Restrictions
on
paper
and
resulting
pressure
on
column
space
in
the
Journal
prevented
earlier
noti-
fication
of
f
some
notable
retirements
from
the
Probation
Service,
but
the
goodwill
of
their
col-
leagues
have
followed
some
notable
pioneers
into
retirement
during
the
past
few
months.
FRANK
POULTON.
F.
E.
Poulton,
senior
proba-
tion
officer
for
Nottingham,
retired
on
26th
April.
Mr.
PouLton’s
intro-
duction
to
the
Service
arose
out
of
his
train-
ing
as
an
evangelist
in
the
Church
Army.
In
1907
Prebendary
Car-
lile
urged
him
and
others
to
take
advant-
age
of
the
opening
afforded
by
the
Proba-
tion
of Offenders’
Act
to
implement
their
work
among
young
persons.
He
took
up
part -
time
probation
work
in
the
Stamford
district
and . the
Soke
of
Peterborough,
later
undertaking
similar
work
in
Wiltshire.
After
the
last
war
he
became police
court
missionary
and
probation
officer
for
South
Dorset,
and
came
to
Nottingham
in
February,
1924.
Since
he
has
been
in
Nottingham
he has
been
secretary
of
the
Police
Court
Mission,
secretary
of
the
Borstal
Voluntary
Committee
and
a
lay
reader
for
Southwell
Diocese.
At
the
time
of
his
retirement
he
was
liaison
officer
for
Courts
of
Assize
and
Quarter
Sessions
in
the
city.
For
some
years
he
was
a
member
of
the
Home
Office
Advisory
Committee
for
Probation
and
After-Care
and
for
a
long
period
was
Chairman
of
the
Midland
Branch.
From
the
point
of
view
of
N.A.P.O.,
Mr.
Poul-
ton’s
most
notable
work
was
undoubtedly
the
ser-
vices
he
rendered
as
a
member
of
the
National
Executive
Committee.
In
this
capacity
he
was
regarded
as
a
thoroughly
reliable
adviser
and
guide
in
the
affairs
off
the
Association,
acting,
as
he
did,
in
complete
harmony
and
the
closest
co-operation
with
Mr.
George
Mayling
who,
for
so
many
years,
was
Secretary
of
the
Midland
Branch.
In
recogni-
tion
of
his
services
he
was
recently
elected
an
Honorary
Life
Member
of
N.A.P.O.
The
good
wishes
of
his
old
colleagues
will
be
with
him
in
his
new
work
in
charge
of
a
mission
church
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