Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
FIXES STATUS Of
.'NOMAN'S BUREAU
Police Chiefs Mandate
Ranks It as Precinct and
Defines Jurisdiction.

An order intended to prevent mis-
understanding in future between the
woman's bureau and other branches
of the police department was pro-
mulgated today by Maj Daniel SullI-
van, superintendent.
The document was drafted by the
committee appointed by Commissioner
Oyster to revise the police manual.
composed of Assistant Superintendent
Henry G. Pratt, Capt. c. P. NJ. Lord.
Capt. w. S. Shelby. Assistant Corpor-
alton Counsel Ringgold Hart and
Police Surgeon ]. ]. Kilroy.
Status of Precinct.
The new order gives the woman's
bureau the same status as pre-
cinct, lays down the kind of cases
over which it shall have jurisdiction.
explains the conditions under which
women prisoners shall be taken from
the House of Detention to be inter-
viewed by detectives or policemen
and stipulates that children held only
as fugitives from parents shall be
released in the custody of their par
ents or proper cuStodians.
The committee on revision of the
manual accompanied the draft of the
order with the following memorandum:
Letter From Board.
ITO the Major and Superintendent:
"In accordance with instructions,
the Commissioners board to amend
and revise the metropolitan police
manual submit herewith for your
consideration the draft of a proposed
general order for the information and
guidance of the force with respect
to certain details Of police procedure
in certain matters affecting the
woman's bureau in its relations with
other units of the department.
ut is to be understood that this
order is not TO- be considered as in
any way curtailing the work of the
said woman's bureau, but it is to be
issued for the sole purpose of fixing
a definite form of procedure in minor
administrative matters which have
heretofore been the cause of some
slight contention"
The order reads, in part; as follows:
THE woman's bureau is hereby
given the same status as police
precinct and the officer in charge there
of shall be held to the same RESPONSE
bilty and discipline as other precinct
commanders.
Hereafter the woman's bureau shall
have exclusive charge Of the investi-
cation and preparation for prosecution
Of all cases Of sex offense committed
by persons under the age OF seventeen
years, and it shall make such investi-
cations as may be deemed necessary
Of all sex offenses by females over the
age of seventeen years. where such
females are detained at the House OF
Detention.
Special Duties Recognized.
TT shall make such other investi-
cations as the major and superin-
tendent of police shall from time to
time direct.
"All cases involving sex offense by
20 seventeen
years shall Immediately be reported
by telephone to the woman's bureau
by the arresting officer. and said
verbal report shall be followed by
written report, to be forwarded with
the morning papers to the ONCE OF
the major and superintendent.
both the verbal and written report
shall be in such detail as to the facts
and circumstances concerning the OF
Tense as is available. 1t shall be the
to the woman's bureau every assist
ance possible looking to the proper
investigation and preparation OF such
case for trial.
1T shall be the duty OF the lieu
tenant in charge Of the woman's bu-
reau. upon the request of the officer
in charge of any precinct or bureau
Of the police department made
through the office Of the major and
superintendent. to assign such num-
the requesting officer and sanctioned
by the major and superintendent or
any of his representatives, to assist in
any police case under investigation.
THE requesting officer in such case
shall supply Information as to the
nature of the case under investigation
sufficient for the selection Of police
women best suited for such class of
investigation; provided, however, that
upon receipt by the woman's bureau
OF complaints, the investigation OF
which comes properly within the
scope Of the work of said bureau, they
shall act Immediately, and provided.
further. however. that whenever the
assistance of police women is desired
and the office of the major and super
initial of such request. police women
shall be detailed at the request of
the officer in charge of any precinct
or bureau Of the department the de-
tails of such request and the action
taken thereon to be submitted in
tendent by the officer making the re-
quest
House Of Detention.
THE house Of detention shall be I'M
der the Immediate supervision of the
lieutenant in charge Of the woman's
bureau, subject to such orders rela-
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from time to time be issued by the
Commissioners or the superintendent
of, police.
persons detained at the house Of
detention shall be held subject to the
orders Of the officer in charge Of the
precinct in which the detained per-
son may have been arrested, provided
that when a member of the police
force desires to interview a person
held at the house of detention such
interview shall take place at the
house of detention in a room pro-
vided for the purpose of such inter-
view, and at such time as will not
conflict with the rules of the house
Of detention relative to the hours Of
meals and sleep. and provided. fur
Their, that where, in the opinion Of
the officer in charge of the precinct
or bureau subject to whose orders any
person SO detained at the house of
detention deems that an emergency
exists to the extent that the public
interests require prompt action, such
officer or his representative shall be
admitted to the house of detention
and be permitted to interview such
! detained person at any hour of the
day or night, and provided. further,
that when such emergency exists that
the officer in charge of the precinct
or bureau for which a person is de-
tanned deems that the public interests
will be best subserved by interview
| ing such person at a place other than
the house Of detention such detained
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