South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-27
Greatest Police Head In u. S. Tells
HoW He'd Cut Crime so Per Cent
80 TnNARD M. TTIERRY.

81 AaAHAN MI aAH
NEW YORK. Aug 26.-Richard
=. Enr.Eht. police commissioner Of
New York. looms Up as the leader In
the solution OF one world problem
which politics seems unlikely 20 him
der-"to make the world unsafe for
crin1inaEty.'
4 don't expect TO sec cT-imo
utterly banished." he says. "but"
7 90 sec n way 10 cut "a down 80
percent I'm Eve years"
Commissioner Enright, Just back
from Europe. where he converted
the police authorities OF six nations
20 his ideas. told IN an interview with
EEA Service the program he viii lay
before a meeting OF the National
police Conference-which viii really
Be International IN scope-On sept.
il.
This r. the program:
ONE: National and international
police cooperation on a systematic
basis-an entente cOrdiaIe IN police
affairs"
TWO: 4 central bureau under
federal auspices as a clearing house
FOR tho Identification Of criminals,
and FOR the automatic gathering and
exchange cf records. fnBerprints and
photographs.
THREE: BrOadCasting OF com
piete informadon-up- to-date rec
ords. hngerprints, photographic
habitual criminals about 70 be re-
leased from prison.
-FOUR: An agency 20 combat
criminal anarchy, 20 keep tab on
movements OF reds"
FIVE: Police supervision OF I'M
migration. 20 prevent by information
al cooperation, entrance OF criminals
and anarchists.
"Crime is reooiing all over the
country" says Enright. Indeed
! major crime in New York alone
l. 2 per cent less than I'm 1915
before abnormal war conditions
came. But we can cut IL more.
Too many IN America think the
law is a joke. I found England has
less crime because there Is a we'll
grounded respect for the law. But
] think some parts Of Continental
Europe have more crime than
America
STING TAKEN
FROM PRISONS
Criminals here no longer fear
punishment in prison; they consider
81 a sort OF a holiday Prison life is
too easy and comfortable. The prison
reform faddists have broken down
respect for law.
THAT is why I advocate keeping
closer tab on released prisoners-not
10 prosecute them, but 20 help those
who are entitled 70 help and pre-
vent the confirmed criminal from
committing further crimes.
Nobody has more sympathy than
1 have for the first offender Many
are rescued even after the second
offense. But after the third offense
a nan is usually a crook for life.
las for the reformed ones, the
police OF New York have done more
for ex-crOoks-provided them with
jobs and helped more Of them to go
straight-than all the reform and
welfare leagues put together"
HIS MEASURE
Up IN CONGRESS
In explaining his program for a
central record bureau Enrignt said
Il would be entirely Independent of
any federal secret service agency
and was not in and respect a step
toward. or advocacy OF a federal
police force.
Senator William NJ. Calder OF New
York. he said. had drawn a bill en-
bodylnE II. which probably Will be
introduced in Congress following the
National Police Conference session.
Its initial cost viii be $25O.OOO
year with a gradual reduction each
year. Enright says. "Inti 10 should
eventually pay for itself in the help
given federal agents alone. In five