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failure and frustration felt by student-probation officers. A delinquent may be staying out of trouble, everything is going fine, and suddenly he steals another car.
"This is not a problem unique to law student probation officers," he continued, "but to professionally trained officers as well."
Robert Luce, third year Lawrence law student, described one case that failed because the probation officer became too paternalistic.
"One officer," he said, "had his boy over to eat with him and even took him hunting. The youth was a model child until the student officer left at the end of the school year. Then he reverted to stealing again."
THE PROBATIONER must be able to manage his life eventually without the guidance of the probation officer. Part of the officer's job is to help the delinquent become independent in community life so that future behavior will be normal.
Larry McGrath, Lawrence second ear law student, said:
"A probation officer wants to give him all the advantages that he has, but the officer can't do it. He can't instill in the offender all the ideas and values that he should have been learning from his family for years.
McGrath said, "If a delinquent is on a year's probation at his home, you may meet with him for an hour or two a week. All his other time is spent in the same family background and the same problematic situations."
Despite occasional failures, Juvenile Court Judge Charles Rankin said KU law student probation officers were "quite effective."
"They are as well qualified as 90
per cent of professional probation officers."
RANKIN DESCRIBED the student probation lawyers as mature young men with college degrees. He said many have completed military service and have a good knowledge of juvenile law.
Paul De Bauge, Emporia third year law student, said: "We student officers are handicapped because we have only nine months in which to work.
"However, the program definitely benefits the juvenile court.
"The court does not have the money to hire professional personnel. Under the KU plan, it can take free advantage of the law school," he continued.
The law students receive three hours of course credit.
BUT WHAT ABOUT the career of the prospective young lawyer? How does the student probation officer system effect his career? Judge Rankin said.
"As probation officers they work with people and their problems. As lawyers they will be doing the same job."
One law student said, "Besides working with the court and courtroom proceedings, we make valuable civic contacts."
James Stachowiak, assistant professor of psychology, said, "The KU clinic provides psychological evaluation and therapy for people in Lawrence. We encourage the student officers to refer probation cases to our clinic. The officers can benefit from our evaluation of the cases."
Though it may be difficult to determine the amount of community progress in juvenile problems, steps are being taken to lessen juvenile delinquency in Lawrence through the cooperation of the KU law school and its students, the juvenile court, and the psychological clinic.
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