Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-16
Special Correspondence.
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-HE school for Detectives" at which
comic supplement humorists are
l. fond Of poking fun, has become
sober reality, and at least that part of the
population Of the United States which Is
criminally inclined is likely to change its
opinIon of such institutions in short order,
according to William ]. Burns. detective par
excellence and director Of the Bureau OF
Investigation Of the Department of Justice.
Two Federal training schools for oper-
atives of the Department of Justice have
already been established, one at New York
and the other at Chicago. and 1t is likely
that third will be located in the near future
at San Francisco. Other schools probably
will follow as the need for them develops.
In these institutions Federal detectives
are given thorough course of training In
the principles of their work. Experts of
proved knowledge and experience are their
instructors. Courses are given in certain
phases Of law, in criminal psychology, and
in evidence, and study is made of practically
every branch of criminal endeaVor. The
great criminal cases of the past are studied,
in much the same way as the cadets Mt West
Point study the great battles of history, and
the student detectives are required to take
the roles of the various principals Hypo-
thetical cases are also taken up. the students
sometimes, playing the part of criminal and
at other times that of the relentless sleuth,
Student Sleuth Studies
Rights of the Citizen
But Attorney General Harry Daugherty.
the energetic head of the Department Of
Justice, has insisted that special emphasis be
laid upon one particular phase of the stu
dents instructions. He is determined that
every operative of the department shall be
thoroughly trained In what constitutes the
rights Of an American citizen, and he has
let it be known that there is no place in his
organization for the old school detective who
was accustomed to flash his badge" and
take the law into his own hands, sometimes
with cheerful disregard of the constitutional
rights of the suspect
Indeed 1t was as a result OF Mr.. Daugher-
tvs somewhat novel conception of the func-
tons Of the Department of Justice that
William j. Burns was retained as Director
OF the Bureau of Investigation. Mr.. Daugh-
erty believes that the Department OF Justice
should be an agency for the protection of
the American people and he is also con-
,nced that it can to some extent at least,
be made an instrument for the prevention of
crime.
Mr.. Daugherty had not held his seat in
President Harding's Cabinet many weeks be-
fore he became convinced that the depart
ment was in need of complete reorganiza-
ton. He saw that in the past there had
been good deal of lost motion in the vast
and complicated machinery for preventing
and Furnishing infractions of the Federal
statutes Of the United States.
Convinced that the situation demanded the
services of an expert organizer, he looked
about for some time and after considering
the merits of several hundred applicants for
the job, settled upon Burns as not only an
Investigator Of international reputation as a
Ego getter" but a man with the necessary
executive ability for conceiving and putting
into effect highly specialized and scien-
tiic human machine for the apprehension
Of criminals.
Without further ado, Mr.. Daugherty called
Burns in told him what was wanted and
gave him practically carte blanche as to the
method of accomplishing 1t.