Bowman V. Cruz

Question arises as to the jurisdiction of the Children’s Court Division of this statutory civil court as a forum for the adult criminal prosecution phase of the Police Department of the City of New York’s commendably vigorous combat against the armed warfare now rampant among organized street clubs of children who have learned the art of modifying toy pistols into dangerous weapons capable of firing .22 caliber cartridges or have acquired, sometimes from veterans, American or foreign-made regulation revolvers.

*828As one of its many measures to curb juvenile delinquency the Police Department of…