South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

. college graduates scientists and
/ business men. The Identification
system Of the department IS de-
clared 20 be one OF the best IN the
United states Crime is studied By
maps and graphs as we'll as other
means. A school II maintained for
The making Of better policemen. Ev-
crything that requires police actor
~ made record OF and conveniently
indcXcd In the serious Ohenses and
even iu minor crimes complete rec
Ords arc made OF physical. mental
and nervous conditions. with deter
limitations as 70 inferiOr1ty and alb
normal symptoms. "a well az a fam
iiy history OF the crime.
Through the methods applied b,
the police department and the or
dlnances passed By the city. beggars
have been barred from the munic,-
pality soliciting of aims by the fake
cripple and the fake sick man has
been practically eradicated. private
patrols are not allowed 10 operate IN
the city. a blind pig IS a rarity,
stringent conditions under which
soliciting Is allowed by means OF "A
permit from the police department
has eliminated the 'gaycat. locator
or pathfinder" who precedes the
yeEgman I'm planning a Job" Gamb-
ling has been reduced 10 the mini
mum.
Unlike any other police depart
ment in the world. there Is no sec
recy about the AFFAIRS Of the police In
/ Berkeley. The bulletins from which
the officers get their crime reports
each day are as accessible 10 tho
/ ucwspapt as 20 the officer. Ev-
lcry detail is given as infinitely as
\ the depart ment has II, and Chief OF
/ Police August Vollmer. under who's
/ direction tho institution has been
\ built up in his sixteen years of ad
ADMINISTRATION. Is a strong believer in
, the cooperation Of the police and
/ the public.
Three Divisions
The department is organized into
\ Il plainClOthes division, the depart
nlent OF records and the men - uni
I form. In the department Of records
/ there are six men. two for each de-
\ tail. They have all had office train
/ ing. Three are expert stenograph-
| crs. all are typists. one is "A hand
| writing expert, another IS a finger
/ print and Identification expert, while
|anOther specializes on the modus
q Obels ANU OF llltLllOu OL OptIdLlol OF
| criminals. They are also. 10 a de-
gree. proficient in microscopic in
| spection, photography. and general
: chemistry.
In the plainclOthcs division one OF
the inspectors is a civil engineer. an
I other is "A chemical engineer. anOth CT
is a chemical analyst. and a third
is man of all-arOund police exper-
fence one inspector SpPCialiZeS on
I buncomen. bad check artists and the
lHe, while another has burglaries as
: his specially. Another cares for the
miscellaneous larcenies.
Unlike other police departments. a
policeman il held entirely respon-
sible for Investigations and arrests
IF q man is arrested and investigated
10y n police man ne may release him
on his own responsibility. A police
man carries out his own inveStiga
tiOn or is assigned TO the work and
his mort IS expected TO be complete
when IL IL turned in
In every case where a person is
charged with Il serious crime "A de-
tailed report is made by Dir. Jau Don
Bali "a mcdiCo-ps psychologist. who IS
one Of the best known men in this
line of work I'm the United States
This examination includes details oi
physical. mental and nervous cOndI-
ton il also takes in any signs OF
disease or inferiOrity, and also deals
with u complete history OF the crime
and "A family history. The recon-
imcndatiOns Of Dr. Ball are followed
as closely as possible.
Another feature OF the Police De-
partment is school for the educa.