Arizona republican., 1914-08-24
POLICE FORGE
 \ WEAK SPOT
An Expert Finds After a Wide Study in All Coun- tries That This Important Department Is Generally Neglected

GENEVA, Aug. 22-That in many otherwise progressive countries the police force is one of the most badly organized of all the state departments is the opinion of Professor R. A. Reiss. the Swiss Sherlock Holmes," famous for his deductive work in the investigation of crime.
 The University of Lausanne po- sesses faculty-the only one of it's kind in the world-of scientific po- lice, whence students graduate after three years difficult but interesting study. At the head of this scientific police department is Professor Reiss, who is doctor of laws, and possesses several university degrees. The pro- lessor is well known at Scotland Yard, by the police in New York, Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna. Forty years old, tall, well built, well groomed, blue eyed, and clean shaven, he is Cften mistaken for an Englishman. It was in his large scientific laboratory at Laus- anne among his pupils that Pro- | lessor Reiss was found.
 Referring to the cleverness of the modern criminal, Professor Reiss pointed out the need for police re- organization to meet modern devel- opments in crime.
 "The whole police system from top | to bottom in every country should be completely re-organized and placed on a scientific basis to cope with the ever increasing profession of crime said Professor Reiss. Tn many coun- tries the police departments are very much behind the times. Governments seem to look upon the police as one of the minor departments of the state, and usually vote as little as possible for its upkeep. Huge sums are voted annually for the army and navy, and in comparison practically nothing for the efficient protection at home of the civilian who pays these sums. It may surprise some people to learn that according to my statistics a little country like Swift zerland lost in forgeries, robberie: and thefts nearly s5O00OO0 last year and Paris alone nearly s175,000, 00t while London and New York un doubtedly lost considerably bigger sums. And the Unsupported police are called upon to fight this organiz ed crime with out-ofdate methods.
 Take the ordinary policeman il Europe Weighted by his uniform often with a sword at his side (o between his legs), he cannot run 5O yards to arrest man in the street Then, again. it takes him over 2 seconds to extract his revolver iron his leather case, if he has one, dur ing which time an apache, for ex ample, could fire as many shots. Tn police should have a scientificall, designed uniform with weapons i'm mediately to their hand. Personally IT greatly favor the ordinary polio 'baton,' which stuns out does no kill.
 AS for detectives, I do not thinl their salary of $25 to $50 month i sufficient to place them beyond temp tation
 Rising higher in the scale of tn police I think each department-an there should be a dozen with a spe cialist at the head of each responsi ble to the Chief Bureauf-shoul work independently and specialize i it's own particular branch. The head ! of the police must be graduates, we versed in criminal and civil law. wh have undergone thorough three o four years training at a police uni versity and laboratory.
 In 1912 Professor Reiss organize on a scientific basis the higher pc lice. or detective department, at S { Petersburg, and later the Russia : government sent twenty chiefs of de
 partments to study Professor Refs . methods at Lausanne for thre !. months. In Roumania the Swiss pro lessor also reorganized the police sys f tenn. and he has recently returne from Brazil, with his pupil, MT. Pal : ker Tuck of Boston, U. s. A., frol
 a similar mission extending ovt ' several months.
 After the Becker police scandal 2 New York, the Bureau of Municip; a Research of that city sent MT. I
 Shepherdson on a special mission e Professor Reiss with the object of SC s curing data for the improvement