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Children convicted of first offences were often given deferred sentences, and monitored by probation officers. Common offences included habitual begging, pick-pocketing and petty thieving.
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Ref: WS135
Title: His first offence
Date: Around 1911
Location: Unknown
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays January 1911, page 5

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Children convicted of first offences were often given deferred sentences, and monitored by probation officers. Common offences included habitual begging, pick-pocketing and petty thieving.

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