1936 NATIONAL PROBATION ASSOCIATION FILM JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, WELFARE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH XD39114a

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1936 black and white film film sponsored by Time, Inc. for their “The March of Time” theatrical shorts series (distributed by RKO Pictures) makes a case against probation and reform programs in favor of addressing the issue of juvenile delinquency with welfare initiatives, using the dramatized case of “Joseph Krutz” to illustrate a path to criminality for impoverished 10-year-olds (TRT: 10:26). Title card: “Organizations from coast to coast have commented favorably on a film recently issued by The March of Time, dealing with the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The National Probation Association has asked… to make this film available for educational purposes...” (0:08). The RKO Pictures logo. Opening titles “The Editors of Time, the Newsmagazine, Present, A New Kind of Pictorial Journalism, The March of Time, Second Issue of 1936” (1:02). “!” over a pr