Retirement of Miss E. Croker-King
| Date | 01 January 1934 |
| Published date | 01 January 1934 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455053400101810 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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RETIREMENT OF
In 1921, Miss Croker-King was transferred to West-
minster Juvenile Court and Miss Cheshire to South
MISS E. CROKER-KING
West London. The new districts were strange and
unknown. It was like starting all over again, for it is
(Juvenile Courts Probation Officer).
essential to successful probation work that the probation
officer should
B , ~ ISS E. CROKER-KING,
keep in touch with clubs, social workers
one of the first probation
__
and
officers appointed solely for children’s work in
religious bodies, and often it takes years to get to
know all the various social activities in a
the Metropolitan Courts, has been compelled by
large police
court
ill-health
area.
In those
to retire from active service.
In
days, Westminster included parts
years of
of Lambeth and
service in the Metropolitan Juvenile Courts, Miss
Kennington (and covered districts
that involved
Croker-King ranks first in seniority, for she
long walks, beyond the reach of busses or
was
appointed in January, igos, to work at Thames Police
trams), as well as Chelsea, Pimlico and parts of South
Court under the late Sir John Dickinson (then Mr. John
Kensington. Miss Cheshire, after a few years, was
transferred to West London, where she remained until
Dickinson). Her pioneer work in that congested area
she
is still remembered by
retired, and when the re-organisation of the Juvenile
many for whom she laboured,
Courts took
and parents who have
place in
now
1929, Miss Croker-King was trans-
grown old, still enquire after
ferred
&dquo;the fair-haired
to another new
lady, the kind lady.&dquo;
district, West London.
After
It
twenty-five
was her kindness in those early
years experience, Miss Croker-King
years of work that
made Miss
is
Croker-King’s service
by no means convinced that we do better probation
so effective, and it
work now than in the early days. Indeed, in her
was that same kindness towards her young charges
which made her methods
opinion, some of...
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