The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-07
MODERN POLICE EXHIBIT
At The WORLDS FAIR
Major Sylvester Describes
Scope Of the Work.
WILL STUDY THE CRIMINAL
Together With Modes of Dealing With
Crime IN the Large
Cities.

Major Richard Sylvester. Superinten-
dent of Police, will depart shortly for
st. Louis. to attend a meeting of the
committee appointed by himself. as
president Of the International Associ-
alton of Chiefs Of Police. to arrange Tor
an exhibit of modern police methods and
the evolution Of the policeman, at the
worlds fair next year
The other members OF the committee
are Chiefs John Mason, Of Memphis
Col. J. H Haeger. of Louisville; Fran
els O'Neill. Of Chicago. and W. G. Bald
win. Of Roanoke. Va. Mr. Baldwin can
not meet with the committee. however.
as he is now in Europe comforting with
the state authorities of the various for
eign countries. 10 enlist their interest
in the proposed exhibit, in order that
they may divert a portion of their gen
eral appropriations for that purpose.
Reason for Exhibit.
There IS every logical reason for an
extensive exhibit on these lines" says
Major sylvester. The war against
crime is one of the greatest and most
earnest Of human struggles. The prin-
cipal factors which promote human pro-
gress are involved in the care Of de-
fectives, dependents. and delinquen-s.
with all OF which the police have TO
deal
The scope Of the work can only be
realized by considering the laws, insti-
tutions. officers. and attendants required
10 provide for these classes The cos.
for the arrest and conviction OF crimi-
by this class. amounts in the United
States alone to $500 600 900 per year.
Advance in Methods.
The Advancement Of methods OF
remedying this evil IS one OF the most
striking features OF the present era. A.
the worlds fair # IS proposed 20 ex-
hibiJ the most improved methods Of
dealing with this class. methods which
If generally employed. would discourage
the criminal by circumscrihing his op-
portunity, and greatly lessen this enor-
nous expense. The study viii be taken
M under several heads, as follows:
The study OF crime and criminal law.
he study OF the criminal. the methods
Of capture and Identification. houses OF
detention, methods OF conviction. in
Guiding a study of the courts and meth
DDS of treatment The indeterminatC
sentence. the probation and parole sys-
tens, and capital punishment VIII be
considered at length. Every device en-
ployed b. reformatories for the purpose
az ma Igf~go, he
~ for released prisoners, will be pre-
scented.
Criminal to Be Studied.
Criminals themselves may be studied
by means of representative rogues'
gallery, culled from the galleries of the
world. and showing the various types.
Degeneration viii be Illustrated in the
same way. Manufacturers of police
equipment Will be permitted 10 put on
exhibition all the latest articles and
appliances. In contrast there will be
an exhibit of obsolete equipment. show
ing the progress, and the evolution Of
the police officer.
Manufacturers Of up-rO-daJe appliances
and instruments for the practical iden-
tihcation Of criminals will also furnish
the latest devices. and there viii be
practical demonstrations OF the methods
employed by competent operators from
the police departments all over the
worNi. Models will serve to Illustrate
modern prisons and police stations Pa
pers from men whose lives have been
spent in reforming criminals will serve
TO show the most effective methods"