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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 309-JUNE 1, 1938 the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia shall designate one of the judges of the municipal court of said Dis- trict to discharge the duties of said judge of the juvenile court until such disability be removed or vacancy filled. Director of social "SEC. 21. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WORK, SUPERVISOR OF work, etc. Appointments. PROBATION, PROBATION OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. -The judge shall appoint from eligible lists of the Civil Service Commission a director of social work, a supervisor of probation, probation officers, a clerk, a deputy clerk, and such other employees as may be necessary, at such salaries as may be fixed in accordance with the Classification 5 U. SC.i§§66167643 Act of 1923, as amended, and with such qualifications as may be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to said Act or Acts. oDutis and powers "SEC. 22 . DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WORK.- work. Under the administrative direction of the judge, the director of social work shall have charge of all the social work of the court; and shall, in association with other social agencies of the District of Columbia, study sources and causes of delinquency and assist in developing and correlating community-wide plans for the preven- tion and treatment of delinquency. Duties and powers "SEC. 23. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION.- of department of pro- bation. The supervisor of probation, under the direction of the director of social work, shall organize, direct, and develop the work of the probation department of the court. "The probation department of the court shall make such investi- gations as the court may direct, keep a written record of such inves- tigations and submit the same to the judge or deal with them as he may direct. The probation department shall use all suitable methods to aid persons on probation and bring about improvement in their conduct and condition; keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of each person under its supervision and report thereon to the judge as he may direct and keep full records of its work. The probation officers shall have such duties as may be assigned to them in the course of performing the functions of the probation depart- ment. Probation officers for the purpose of this Act shall have the power of police officers. Clerk, duties. SEC. 24. DUTIES OF THE CLERIK.-The clerk shall give bond, with surety, and take the oath of office prescribed by law for clerks of District Courts of the United States. He shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations; shall keep accurate and complete accounts of money collected from persons under the supervision of the probation department, give receipts therefor, and make reports thereon as the judge may direct; and shall perform such duties and keep such records as may be prescribed by the judge of said court. Physical andmental "SEC. 25. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENT.- examinations and treatment. The court may cause any child coming under its jurisdiction to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist appointed by the court. Place of detention. "SE. 26. PLACE OF DETENTION.- No child under eighteen years of age shall be placed in or committed to any prison, jail, or lock-up, nor shall such child be taken into custody, detained, or transferred from place to place, where he may be brought in contact or com- munication with any adult convicted of crime or under arrest and Segregation. charged with crime: Provided, That a child sixteen years of age or older, whose habits or conduct are deemed such as to constitute a menace to other children, may, with the consent of the judge or director of social work, be placed in a jail or other place of deten- tion for adults, but in a room or ward separate from adults. 602 [52 STAT.

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