America stands alone as the leading nation in teenage crime. Our news agencies remind us constantly of horrifying atrocities committed by mere children, some of them fifteen years of age and younger. Youth in Turmoil. High-ranking civil authorities are frankly - worried. In a message on the State of the Union, President Eisenhower said: "To help the States do a better job, we must strengthen their resources for preventing and dealing with juvenile delinquency. I shall propose Federal legislation to assist the States in dealing with this nationwide problem."
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