The statistics show conclusively that the operation of the Juvenile
Court is an advance step in the treatment of the young and helpless.
It shows that not only are the dependents helpless, but that the
delinquents are helpless to extricate themselves from a life of
idleness and crime, for most criminals are made, not born, and the
sooner time is devoted to changing the environments of the young, the
sooner will be solved the problem of criminology.