Juvenile delinquency (1955)

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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 17 There is one factor that I tliink is not impressed enough upon all of our people, and that is morality and ethics. I believe that many of us have forgotten what the words mean. And once again I will not segregate, I will not separate, rather the juvenile problem from the adult, because I think they are one. If we make an artificial barrier on age and say "This is one grou]) of people and this is another one," they are not; they are one. In talking at one of the universities about 25 years to come I was asked if I had any suggestions of how they could improve their curriculum, and I said, "Yes, I believe in every- thing you teach that the ethics of the situation should be taught," I think it is time that the Ameican ])eople took stock in themselves, that they looked in mirrors at themselves, and not at other people to find out what is causing their children to misbehave. That's about all I care to say. Chairman Kefaua'er. It is difficult to expect no juvenile delinquency where you have so much adult delinquency? Mr. Parker. That's my entire point. Chairman Kefauver. Thank you very much, Chief Parker, for your contributions and your suggestions and advice on this com- mittee. We want you to know that we are anxious to cooperate to help in any way that we can on the Federal level, and we would be very happy hearing from you and obtaining your suggestions or rec- ommendations at any time they are pertinent. Mr. Parker. Well, sir, you will probably be hearing from me. Chairman Kefauver. I want to thank you and all of your staff. Mr. Young. Mr. Senator, would I be out of order in asking a ques- tion to Chief Parker and the committee here? Chairman Kefauver. What is your name ? Mr. Young. Jack R. Young. Chairman Kefauver. What is your business ? Mr. Young. 335 South Cloverdale Avenue, Los Angeles 36. Chairman Kefauver. Wliat is it you want to ask the committee? Mr. Young. I am a motion picture cameraman by profession, I have been for over 30 years, and 25 years in the city of Los Angeles. And I have lived here and in our State of California. It was with reference to the juvenile delinquency here pertaining to the motion picture in- dustry as well as the juvenile delinquent Chairman Kefauver. Get down to your point. What is the matter you wish to bring out? Mr. Young. With all due respect to police commissioner—Chief Parker—and police and law enforcement officers, as a law-abiding citizen and as a loyal American—and I say that without fear of con- tradiction • Chairman Kefauver. We don't want you to make a speech. If you have some questions you want to ask, do so. Mr. Young. Chief Parker stated as to the amendment of violating the homes on the narcotic evidence. I am quoting the press that it has been ruled that the police department was in violation in our city and State and throughout the United States as to violating a home and entering without a search warrant. The attorney general so ac- cepts that decision. Chief Parker still defies that decision. Chief Parker failed to state that one of our juries in our city court, here, told the police department that they could easily obtain a search war- rant within a short space of time to enter such homes when they had