Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-05-03
CARE Of DETECTIVES
BECOMES A BURDEN
CHIEF JUSTICE OLSEN OF CHI
cAGo REVIEWS RELATION
OF CRIME AND DISEASE

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LOS ANGELES, May ain an ad
dress last night before the state con
ference of social agencies, Harry Oh
son chief justice OF the municipal
court of Chicago, analysed disease and
orime. their association and their
treatment. He said, in part:
Insanity and feeble-mindednes are
on the increase in this country. Many
factors contribute to this. among
which are the speed OF our civiliza
lion: inadequate immigration laws
disregard of laws of eugenics; rela
ton of specific disease to heredity and
mental health.
pThe cost OF crime and the care
NJ defective classes is becoming a
great burden on society. The state OF
New York spends quarter Of its
total outlay in the care of the in
sane The safe of Illinois pays for its
charitable institutions 281 per cent
Of its total expenditures. Of which
the mental, nervous and insane group
make up 2l.S per cent. yet this state,
like New York. is not giving institu-
tional care to thousands who need it..
Chicago spends about eight million
dollars annually in handling the Grim
inal situation. more than six and a
half million being expended for the
police department alone.
THAT we are not getting an equiva-
lent in results for such outlays al
thoughtful people agree. Besides. the
record OF assassinations and attempts
made on the lives of others by in
sane and feeble. minded individuals il
not credit to our methods of hand
ling.
IN view OF the comparative failure
OF our past efforts to suppress crime.
Of the increasing charge upon the state
In taxes for maintaining prosecutions.
courts and jails, Of the menace to So
ciety by defective delinquents and Of
the Injustice involved in the neglect Of
the feeble.minded. we must adopt new
methods to prevent crime and care for
the mentally afflicted. Since crime
aud mental disease are so inter-rela-
ted, we should try the modern me
thods OF the medical profession dag
nosis and prevention--where cure Is
impossible. As has been said In me
dicine, diagnosis. Is half the cure ,
SO we hope in criminology that II we
can diagnose the cause we will be
well on the road to cure. Il
Courts are beginning to rely. more
on the opinions OF medical men than
formerly. The institution of psychopa'
thic laboratories In connection with
courts Is an indication that the legal
profession is beginning to appreciate
that large number of chronic often
ders are not always benefited by the
legal punishment.
The first psychopathic laborator,
In connection with courts in this
country was that instituted through
the beneflcence OF Mrs. William |
Dummer Of Chicago in the juvenile
court Of that city In 1908. In May
1874, the municipal court Of Chicago
opened its psychopathic laboratory.
what is the promise of the FL
ture? The feeble-minded situation a
whole is hopeless one, Our onl
present methods Of handling this situa
ton, since we realize more and NOR
daily that the vast majority OF thes
cases are OF a hereditary nature. HOY
ever, the possible regeneration desc
YES some study for It's possibilities
especially since. at the present TIM
the problem Of isolating and control
ing our large feeble minded and ps.
chopathic population is so gigantic
AS for the treatmen, OF the defective
who get into the court the farm colon
offers the one solution"
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