5 0 , ▁the ▁society ▁took ▁aim ▁at ▁Er sk ine ▁C ald well ' s ▁God ' s ▁Little ▁A cre . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁D w ight ▁Sp a ul ding ▁Str ong ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁redirect ed ▁its ▁focus , ▁choosing ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁action ▁on ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁other ▁v ices , ▁the ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁crim inals , ▁and ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁social ▁issues ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁crime . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Cit iz ens ▁Crime ▁Commission , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁it ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Cor re ction al ▁Association ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Crime ▁and ▁Justice ▁Foundation , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁Community ▁Resources ▁for ▁Justice , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁prom otes ▁prison ▁reform ▁and ▁rights ▁for ▁ex - conv ict s . ▁ ▁The ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁and ▁Ward ▁Society ' s ▁end ow ments ▁were ▁propag ated ▁through ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁" H . L . ▁Men cken ▁Arr ested ▁in ▁Boston " ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁ 1 8 8 5 - 1 8 9 0 ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 2 0 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Dig it ized ▁records