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Page 10 University Daily Kansan Thursday. May 19, 1960
Law Students Are Juvenile Probation Officers
By John Macdonald
(Editor's note — This is the first of two articles about the program and problems of the KU law students who act as assistant officers in Douglas and Franklin counties.)
The KU School of Law is one of five schools in the United States that has a working agreement with the local county juvenile court as part of the school curriculum.
Under the Juvenile Code of the Kansas Statutes, which reads in part "The judge of the juvenile court may appoint one or more competent persons of good character to serve as probation officers during his pleasure," students in the KU law school are permitted to use Douglas County as a type of classroom while at the same time performing a service of utmost importance to the community.
This service is that of serving as juvenile probation officers.
THE KANSAS LAW provides that the county juvenile judge has the power to appoint probation officers on behalf of the juvenile court. In Douglas County, Charles C. Rankin, county and probate judge as well as juvenile judge, has appointed 11 members of the "Juvenile Problems" class in the KU School of Law as probation officers. A 12th member has been appointed to the same position by Judge Robert Pinet in Franklin County.
The co-operative program at KU began five years ago under the supervision of Judge Rankin and Quintin Johnstone, then professor of law at KU. Paul E. Wilson, associate professor supervises the course now.
The purpose of the course is twofold," said Prof. Wilson. "The first is to acquaint the students with the juvenile law of Kansas and the social problems involved in the administration of this law. The second purpose is to give the students experience in investigation of court procedure and the filing of court documents." he said.
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"The course is designed for a full year," Prof. Wilson said.
"The students receive one hour credit for the first semester and two for the second. This credit method is to encourage the student to continue with the course for the full year," he said.
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The Inter-Residence Council will hold its annual scholarship dinner at 6:30 p.m. today at the Kansas Union.
All University women living in scholarship and residence halls with a 2.5 grade point average are invited.
Mrs. Helen Gilles, wife of Paul Gilles, professor of chemistry, will speak on "Career, Community, and Children—See the Future," which is the theme of the dinner.
A trophy will be awarded to the hall with the highest grade point average, the honor scholar and woman with the highest grade point average by Emily Taylor, dean of women.
He said that four months is too short a time to become acquainted with the juvenile court procedure.
"There is some classroom work dealing with the theory of the juvenile law, details and practices of the juvenile court, but most of the course work is done while acting as an envoy for the county juvenile court."
The duties of the juvenile probation officer may be divided into three areas. These areas are:
"THE COURSE operates like a seminar." Prof. Wilson said.
1. Aiding the court with the investigation of the case.
2. Helping the court dispose of the case.
3. Acting as probation "counselors" if the juvenile is placed on probation.
County juvenile probation officers are required by the Kansas juvenile code section 38-816 to make a full investigation of every case from which the court can make the decision.
THE FIRST CONTACT that students enrolled in the "Juvenile Problems" course have with a juvenile case is through Edward S. Dunn, Holton third year law student, and Douglas County chief probation officer.
Dunn, employed by Douglas county, acts as the go-between for Judge Rankin and the student probation officers. The cases, which come to the court's attention from such sources as the police and welfare
department, the county attorney, school officials and neighbors, are referred to Dunn who assigns the case to a student probation officer.
It is at this time that the tedious, time-consuming and most important job of the probation officer begins.
The investigation will begin with the juvenile offender himself. This interview is the most important phase of the investigation. The officer can find out some of the offender's past life, his likes and dislikes and some of his problems. The things the officer finds out from the offender will, perhaps, be an important guide for the recommendation he will make to the court at the hearing.
FROM THE PARENTS the probation officer tries to find out the kind of family life the offender has had. He will evaluate the financial status of the family and try to determine the amount of parental guidance the offender has received in the home.
In many cases children spend more time in and around their school than they do at home. The juvenile's teachers and other school officials can often give the probation officer a more accurate picture of the juvenile's problems, desires and potential than his parents can.
The school officials also may provide the officer with test scores as well as grades of the juvenile offender. These tests and school grades are often very helpful in determining the recommendation the officer must make to the court concerning the offender.
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, at the discretion of the judge or probation officer, a juvenile offender may be taken to the Bert Nash Mental Health clinic for a psychological examination. Although not required by law, these examinations are becoming more widely used by the juvenile courts in adding the judge in rendering the decision.
It is during the time of the investigation and the time of the probation that the student officer gets to know the offender personally and tries to help him solve his problems.
Evaluation, investigation and consultation are the main functions of the probation officer in punishing people who help him to become a useful member of society.
Tomorrow's article will deal with the court hearing and the probational duties of the juvenile officer following the court's disposition.
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