The House of Correction of the City of Chicago : a retrospect covering a half century of endeavor from the founding of the institution to the present time, 1871-1921 . t for law and order and the rights of othersand encourage them in their efforts to do right, so that they may becomeuseful and better citizens. The functions of this department having to do with the special care andtreatment of these youthful offenders are varied, and call for most carefuland conscientious effort that the boys may be placed and cared for so thatthe best results may be obtained for their individual benefit. Our a
The House of Correction of the City of Chicago : a retrospect covering a half century of endeavor from the founding of the institution to the present time, 1871-1921 . t for law and order and the rights of othersand encourage them in their efforts to do right, so that they may becomeuseful and better citizens. The functions of this department having to do with the special care andtreatment of these youthful offenders are varied, and call for most carefuland conscientious effort that the boys may be placed and cared for so thatthe best results may be obtained for their individual benefit. Our aim is to arrange for the performance of that kind of work only, inwhich the individual worker is personally interested and which is of obviouspractical utility. What can be done with this class has been fairly demonstrated in ourwork shop and class room. The number of boys received up to and including June 30, 1922, was1,098, a daily average of 18 boys. The number of boys in class at the closeof fiscal year (June 30th) was 40. The number of recidivists (repeaters) for the same period was 92, aremarkably small number, which is proof that the system of separating.
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