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RESOLUTION NO. 4806
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA SUPPORTING THE PRINCIPLE OF DISCLOSURE OF
NAMES OF JUVENILES INVOLVED IN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE
AND BRUTALITY.
WHEREAS, we, the members of the City Council of the City
of Azusa, are alarmed at the rising incidence of serious crimes
committed by juveniles; and
WHEREAS, we believe that the attitude of lawlessness into
which repetitive juvenile offenders have drifted would have been
lessened had greater social consequences attached to their crimes;
and
WHEREAS, we feel that the policy of not divulging the
names of juveniles identified with crimes of violence and brutality
removes in large measure an effective determent from further
criminality by the juveniles involved and, as well, tends to cause
many juveniles to view such crimes as involving no public stigma,
and
WHEREAS, we also are convinced that the publicity
attendant upon the public disclosure of the names and addresses of
parents whose juvenile children are involved in such crimes would
contribute substantially to the solution of the juvenile crime
problem in that it would reawaken many parents to their responsibility
to supervise and guide their children.
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Azusa hereby strongly urges that the State Legislature, Law Enforce-
ment Agencies and the Public Press take all necessary steps to rescind
the policy and practice of not divulging the names and addresses of
juveniles or the parents of juveniles to the extent that such informa-
tion will be disclosed in all cases of serious crimes of violence and
brutality committed by juveniles.
Adopted and approved this 15th day of March, 1965.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 15th day of March, 1965, by the following vote
of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Cooney, Solem, McLees, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None