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- Title
WHY CAN'T PROBATIONERS ENLIST?
- Authors
Lessner, Milton
- Abstract
The article discusses the problem faced by youth in the United States, who cannot enlist voluntarily because they have been branded as probationers. Since the outbreak of the Second World War, many probationers have been reclassified as 1-A. They know they will be drafted in time, but they would prefer to enlist in that branch of the service which meets with their fancy. Several have applied at the U.S. Army, Naval and Marine recruiting offices and have been rejected. Others have even applied at the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Coast Guard, only to be turned down. The effect on these men has been very depressing, and certainly is not commensurate with the government's efforts to build morale. Being drafted has a special meaning to young offenders. They resent compulsion and resist being told to do this or forced to do that. Many have been harassed all their lives. They come from broken homes, poverty-stricken families, parents suffering from marital and emotional discord. Their attempts to give expression to their feelings and to gain recognition have been frustrated at every turn.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PROBATION; EMPLOYEE recruitment; ARMED Forces; YOUTH; DRAFT (Military service); NATIONAL service
- Publication
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (08852731), 1942, Vol 33, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
0885-2731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1136594