Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
CRIME STUDY SPLIT
INTO 1 DIVISIONS
National Commission. CON-
mittees Named, Wickersham
Heading Prohibition.

Study of the crime problem has been
tentatively divided into IL subjects. of
which prohibition is one, by the Ma
tional Commission on Law Observance
and Enforcement. which today an
nounced the personnel of committees
to inquire into these specific phases OF
the situation.
In addition to prohibition, the other
10 subjects to be made the subject of
close study through separate COM
mitteeS are:
The causes of crime, statistics of
crime and criminal justice, police, pros
ecution, courts, penal institutions, pro-
baton and parole, juvenile delinquency,
criminal justice and the foreign born,
laWleSsness by governmental law en-
forcing officers, and the cost of crime.
Wickersham Heads Committee.
Although prohibition is only. one in
a group of problems relating to the
law enforcement situation to be made
the subject of intensive study under
this plan, the Importance attached to
it is indicated by the naming of the
commissions chairman, George Wicker
sham of New York. author of the cele-
brated modification" letter to Gov.
Roosevelt of New York, to be chairman
Of that committee. With him on The
prohibition committee will be Newton
D. Baker. who was Secretary of War
under President Wilson; Miss Ada L.
ComStock. president of Radcliffe
College. and Judge William S. Kenyon.
The commission mapped out this di-
vision of its work after conferences
with experts and officials Of both Fed
eral and State governments. The prob
lens enumerated also we're gone over
with officers of semi-public organiZa-
finTC urhn hn frixy rtf 1ar oft Tor
ton to various phases of the preyen-
ton and treatment of crime.
The subjects covered by the II divi-
SionS show that the commission intends
to make thorough study Of the crime
problem generally from all its angles
Mr.. Wickersham, in addition to being
chairman of one committee. will be ex-
off1cio a member of the other commit
tees. The committees will keep in close
touch with the experts and consultants
selected by the commission to gather
facts.
Other Members Appointed.
The members of the other committees
appointed are: Committee on the
causes of crime, Henry W. Anderson of
Richmond, Va, chairman; Roscoe
tee on statistics of crime and criminal
justice, Roscoe Pound Of Cambridge,
Mass, chairman, and Frank J. Loesch.
Committee on police, Frank j. Loesch
of Chicago, ILL.,, chairman; Newton D.
Baker. Henry w. Anderson and Judge
Paul j. Mccormick.
Committee on prosecution-Monte M.
Lemann of New Orleans, La, chairman;
Frank j. Loesch and Roscoe Pound.
Committee on courtS-Judge William
I. Grub of Birmingham, Ala. chair
man; Monte M. Lemann, Judge Ken
meth Macintosh and Roscoe Pound.
Committee on penal institutions, pro-
baton and parole - Judge Kenneth
Macintosh of Seattle, Wash, chairman,
and Ada L. Comstock.
Committee on prohibition-GeorgeW w.
Wickersham of New York, chairman;
Newton D. Baker, Ada L. Comstock and
Judge William S. Kenyon.
Committee on juvenile delinquency
Ada l.. Comstock of Cambridge. Mass.
chairman; Monte M. Lemann and Judge
Paul j. Mccormick.
Committee on criminal justice and
the foreign born-Newton D. Baker of
Cleveland Ohio, chairman; Judge Will
liam S. Kenyon, Monte M. Lemann,
Frank j. Loesch and Judge Paul J. Nc
Cormick.
Committee on 1awlessness by govern
mental law-enforcing officers - Judge
William S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
chairman: Newton d. Baker and Judge
William I. Grub.
Judge Paul j. Mccormick of Los An
geles, Calf, chairman; Henry w. An
derson and Judge Kenneth Macintosh.