The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

proved unsnfisf3sapsy and bs-paxaasan
police boards San more 90. thO hknnr
being usually tOo dllatory IN thslr asaiOn
tobeelgeotfvU In emsrwsnoies. even Rshsy
are honest. which h no sxcepeion and
noe the rnls. NO clvillssd nation weaalh
send an army insO q single battls under
The command Of q board Of generals. and
yst In many American Cities the pokce
f0ros. which b daily engaged In active
saTvico. h BY hiseuricnl accident under
ne command - = bcard az conmianio.i-
era since 1857 tho police forcs Of tbs
city Of New York. hke tho Metropolitan
Police % London. has besn governed 10y
IN tndividnAl commissions.
Th0 public splritsd citinsn who deaire-
% Discharge hls political and civic duties
lnaslligpntly win lnd q whols mine &C
prOfliAhl@ reading IN tho ohApesrs az this
work IN which the author dhsunaRps ths
msthods % sslsctlns police oeEipsEa and
patrolmen. tn ouulpunsnt % ~ police
forcs and In rooorAs. In Rs1sral and
special duties Ut tn poAics end tn Uuaa
Question % polics prohlemn. with rus~
tiCulnr rsaerUnoS 90 shs enforosnnna
tuition and thO regulation % the nu1oR
00Afos OANA1AAAAmMs fA9.NesA-~-*A . aNAA
hqauR selling are tho prinripal sswusa
Of peounAaFy oorTuptic@ now oammonly
known 90 graft In ths police dspnrt-
ment. and whoever ON rafoun ths rsAa-
tions of tho poiios 10 tAsss thrss pmsuifs
win b sntitasd % rank ~ q public hsns-
fAotnr Indeed.
The facilities whidA ths polles enjoy Cor
oollecting huh rsoney frnm prosesnztss.
GRmblers and thoss who Violate ne snciss
law are largely dns 10 ths fact thAt paasui-
mon arc authorised and ereosunGsd %
ARREST without warrant psxsena wnops
misoondacs b committed ln p<ivsee ard
10 noe ohAEAsesrised BY any pubic rnani-
o. Woe whatsvsr. Ths police
arc thus enabled % thrsasse e cAs.4se
with summary apprshsnsion unlsss he
pays for siAspoe and non- antlon. and IN
this way thsre han grown up q sysesm %
police Mosnss for crime which b most
psrnicioas IN IN o5sot upon sAs pollos and
Oppressive toward thslr viotazna. albeit
they are criminals. TIM. auaher wouha
dsal with the prohlsms pTpssnae4 hy
gambling. prostitution and vioaaaiana %
ths s1oiss law hy rsstristing ths disoot
Of IN police ~ onsss IN which
Tho Law h publicly violnASd. Ths puhass
wamblrr. ths pahlRo prosiituts. the hQuor
seller who openly dImeWnrds ne prohibi-
lions % the liquor tAx lsw. shsula b
liable 20 summary arrest at the hands 81
Tho police: but al other oaSsndsrs ln thsss
classss shouid be pross0utsd ~ &c osvai-
nary methods which prsvnil In the admin
istratioa % the criminal law. whsthsp thstr
are dapcoversd By the police
or by private citissns- This Wow % ths
aufhor's b In singular accord with the
idea which is svidsntty ths basls of Mayor
rcfosTs IN the po'ics mssh-
ods % enforcing the liquor tai iaw In this
rity.
We cordially commend this VOLUME
10 the attentive psrusai % those whose
duty or interest," impels thsm 10 acquire
= comprehensive and accurate knowledRe
u police administustion In the Unitsd
States. IL n PLEASANT IN spite % the
70 be able 90 quote tho author ~ dsclar-
ng that -the largo majority % the patrol
men are undoubtedly uprigha aud honss=
men,. A. We have already pointed Qua.
10 deems an exclusively BaAas police
70 % incompatible with the
'res spirit Of American institutions, but
10 commands tbs astabllnhnneut u n
state cOnstabulaFy like that In Psnnsyl-
Tania 20 Assist tho police % ths uszni0i-
1alieies In timss q storm and seseaa.
me trsatmsnt az every tepis n szninensly
lair and judicial. ths tons b Vigorous but
rood nAsasred and nsvsR eynieal. and
VERY page impreasas ths readsr with
In authors mastery of q somSwhAs dim
aslt subject.