The Washington times., 1922-09-24
CAT PTA|NCY AIM OF
LIEUT.. VAN W|NKLE
Woman's Bureau Head Also
Asks Big Expansion in
Force Under Her. II
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investigation OF cases and record.
ing the facts. Because the director
Is constantly obliged to be present
at interviews. administrator the Of
flee and the House OF Detention.
she cannot give enough attention
to good, constructive case work. II
is, therefore, recommended that a
captaincy be secured for the Wom-
ems Bureau head so that there may
be three officers in charge instead
OF two. the work to be divided as
follows: general direction and super.
vision by the captain OF all work
relating to the Woman's Bureau
and the House of Detention: train
ing for and supervision Of patrol
work by a lieutenant; training for
and direction OF case work by a
sergeant. The women have had con-
siderable training in legal case
work and have long shown good re.
suits in this line"
The Bureaus Needs.
As important needs Of the Won.
ans Bureau. Lieutenant Van Wrinkle
cites the following:
Twenty-Five additional policewom-
en-, making a total Of forty-five, who
could be assigned to definite districts
for prevention and protective work.
where they would be obliged to be.
H. ~ nd E.l
hood and individual problems and
for delinquency.
A passenger automobile for
general emergency needs and assist.
anCe in patrol.
A night driver. II Is almost i'm.
work on many classes Of cases with.
out a car at night.
A first-class stenographer to take
dictation from the -policewomen as
TO their Investigations, whose sole
duty in the office would be the re.
cording Of facts. At present the
women are spending too much time
writing reports that could be die
tated in a few minutes. Their serv.
Ices are more valuable on the streets.
On the first page OF her report
Mrs. Van Wrinkle sets forth the
principles on which the Women's
Bureau was, founded. One OF these
principles was that the director Of
the bureau be responsible to the
chief of police and not to any su'
bordinate.
Several months ago Mrs. Van
Wrinkle was called before the Police
Trial Board charged with insubordi.
nation, the charge being her failure
to take orders from the assistant
superintendent Of police, Charles
Evans. She was declared not guilty
of this charge, but was warned.
The case went on to the commis'
sioners. who gave another warning.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle brought suit TO
obtain a court order compelling the
commissioners to withdraw their
warning. A decision in favor OF
Mrs. Wrinkle will soon be handed
down in the District Supreme Court.
Reviews Her Work.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle states that dur
! ing the past year she spoke before
| a great many citizens associations
local churches and women's clubs,
and was called upon for information
and speeches by fifty-six other com
munities and asked to lend assist
ance in securing policewomen.
The report says that Mrs. Van
| Wrinkles report OF two years age
was sought by seventy-siX universe
ties, libraries and similar institu
tions. She snys that London has
sent an urgent request for tho direc
tor to give personal assistance nt the
earliest possible moment in inform,
| ing Parliament and the women's or
ganizatlons Of Great Britain as 20 the
present status OF the work of police
women throughout the world. She
also says she was invited to give O
summer course at the University OF
California. The police chiefs Of
nearly a dozen cities sent their no
llcewomen to review the work of the
Washington Bureau, she said.
In the estimates for next year
Il Is understood none Of the recon-
mendaticns of Mrs. Van Wrinkle are
Incorporated.
A half dozen cases citing the
work Of the bureau are reviewed
in the report.