The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
REFORM NEEDED IN ENTIRE SYSTEM OF
 CRIME DETECTION
This Is Opinion of Swiss Sherlock HOlmes"-Sci-
 entific Police Force at
 University of Lausanne

Geneva, August 29.-(Special) )-That in many otherwise progressive countries the police force is one of the most badly or ganized of all the state departments is the opinion of Prof R. A. Ress, the Swiss Sherlock Holmes eamous for his dedrctive work in the investigation of crime.
 The University of Lausanne possesses d faculty-the only one of it's kind in the world-of scientific police, whence stu dents graduate after three years diff cult but interesting study. At the head of this scientific police department force is Professor Reiss, who is a doctor of law and possesses several university de- grees. The professor is well known at Scotland Yard, by the police in New York Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna. Forty years old, tail, well built well groomed, blue-eyed and clean shaven, he is often mistaken for an Englishman.
 Referring to the cleverness of the mod ern criminal, Professor Reiss pointed out the need for police reorganization to meet modern developments in crime.
 'The whole police system from top 70 bottom in every country should be com pletely reorganized and placed on scien- tific basis to cope with the ever-increas-
 
 Reiss.' In many countries the police de- partments are very much behind the times. Governments seem to look upon the police as one of the minor depart ments of the state, and usually vote as little as possible for it's upkeep.
 Huge sums are voted annually for the army and navy, and in comparison prac- tically nothing for the efficient protec- ton at home of the civilian who pays these sums.
 'It might surprise you to learn that ac- cording to my statistics little country like Switzerland lost in forgeries, rob- berries and thefts nearly $l5000,00O last year. and Paris alone aearly s175 900, 900, while London and New York undoubtedly lest considerably bigger sums. And the Unsupported police are called upon to fight the organized crime with out of date methods.
 Take the ordinary policeman. Weight ed by his uniform often with q sword at his side tor between his lcgs) he cannot run 800 yards to arrest man in the street.
 Then, again, it takes him over 20 sec ends to extract his revolver from his leather case, if he has one during which time an apache for example, could fire as many shots. The police should have d scientifically designed uniform with weapons immediately to their hand. Per- Soildily, l SIedtly 1dVOr the ordinary pO- lice baton, which stuns but does not kill.
 As for detectives, I do not think their salary is sufficient to place them beyond temptation.
 Rising higher in the scale of the po- lice, l think each department-and there should be a dozen with a specialist at the head of each responsible to the chief bureau should work independently and specialize in it's own particular branch The heads of the police must be gradu- ates, well versed in criminal and civil law. who have undergone q thorough thlee or four years training al d police university and laboratory.'
 In 1912 Professor Reiss organized on q scientific basis the 'higner" police or de- tectlVe department, at St. Petersburg and later the Russian government sent 20 cilefs of departments 10 study Professor Reiss methods at Lausanne for three months. In Rumania the Swiss professor also reorganized the police system and he has recently returned from Brazil with his pupil, Parker Tuck of Boston. from similar mission extending over several months.
 After the Becker police scandal in New fork, the bureau of municipal research ol that city sent a man on special mis- sion to Professor Ress with the object of securing data for the Improvement of the New York police system.