Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . tuates consid-erably. These fluctuations are even more marked in the counties. Inorder to more clearly present the data in the preceding table, the chartfollowing has been prepared. The curve of population and the curve showing the number of com-mitments to State penitentiaries have been plotted to a proportionalscale. If any relation existed between these two curves, the one repre-senting the number of commitments should follow closely along the curveof population. However, a w
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . tuates consid-erably. These fluctuations are even more marked in the counties. Inorder to more clearly present the data in the preceding table, the chartfollowing has been prepared. The curve of population and the curve showing the number of com-mitments to State penitentiaries have been plotted to a proportionalscale. If any relation existed between these two curves, the one repre-senting the number of commitments should follow closely along the curveof population. However, a wide discrepancy^ is very noticeable in thechart. Some very interesting conclusions are brought out by a study ofthe curves in this chart. If we are correct in assuming that the numberof commitments is in a fair way proportional to the number of crimescommitted, we must conclude that no relation exists between the crimescommitted and the population, but rather, that there are periodic orspasmodic waves of crime; and further, that crime has decreased in pro-portion to population. SOCIAL STATISTICS—FELONIES. 293. 294 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. JUVENILE CRIME. In our investigation of felonies, it was found that a very large part ofthe persons convicted were of tender age. In order to aid in the prose-cution of our investigation, data was secured from the two State ReformSchools, at lone and Whittier. The tables following covering commit-ments for the two fiscal years. 1906-07 and 1907-08, were compiled fromthis information: SOCIAL STATISTICS—JUVENILE CRIME. 295 Table of Juvenile Crimes, Showing Ages and Condition of Offenders Committed to Prestonand Whittier Schools for the Fiscal Tear ending June 30, 1907. County. > a Sex. Offense. History, Occupation. Etc. Alameda 17 Grand larcenv Laborer. 17 Male---- Grand larcenv Office boy; motorman. 17 Male Grand larceny Cash boy ; blacksmith in shoo. 16 Male Burglary 17 ; Male Burglary Waiter; cler
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