The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-05
FIGHT CRIME
AT SOURCE
Minnesota Crime Commission
Suggests Better Protection
for Rural Areas.

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Minnesota and the small cities and
villages of the state IS promised In
recommendations pending before the
Minnesota Crime Commission of which
Chief Justice John P. Devaney is chair
man.
A meeting Of the committee on De
lection and Apprehension of Criminals
of the crime commission held in the
State Capitol last week "Wednesday
September 26) recommended the estab-
liShment of police training school al
the University of Minnesota whereby
peace officers of the various COM
munities would receive instruction II
the worlds latest police methods.
Fighting crime at its source, the
committee also stamped its approval
upon a proposed crime prevention
bureau which would maintain a COM
munity program of crime prevention
with the coordination and cooperation
of all civic, educational and character
building agencies
These and other proposed recon-
mendations, looking toward the reduc.
ton of crime in Minnesota, will be
finally passed upon by the crime COM
mission as whole, probably late this
month, and the approved recommends
tons will be submitted to the state
legislature, converting in January, with
the hope of favorable action.
The Minnesota Crime Commission
which is body of some siXty-seVer
lawyers and laymen of the state, was
appointed last spring by Frank w
Murphy. Weaton, past-president of the
Minnesota Bar Association.
The commission is divided into foul
general committees; the Committee or
Detection and Apprehension of Grim
inalS; the Committee on Punishment
Parole and Pardon; the Committee or
Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice
and the Committee on Records and
Statistics. These committees, through
subcommittee, have studied various
topics relating to their respective fields
and have practically completed then
recommendations for the united pur-
pose Of correcting conditions in which
crime breeds and thrives.
DR.. George B. Void, expert GRIMM
ologist of the University of Minnesota
is official adviser to all the committees;
Arlando j. Rudser of Minneapolis i
secretary of the commission; and Rollc
F. Hunt Of Duluth. the new president
Of the Minnesota Bar Association, i
ex ofheio member of all committees.
The report suggesting the establish
ment of a training school for police
officers, approved at last weeks com
mittee meeting, was presented by a SUBJ
committee composed of Warren Moore
DR.. ProSSer and Dr. Void Police off.
Gals of the Twin Cities and Duluth
viii cooperate in the school, Mr.. Moore
said. According TO plans, the state
legislature would be asked for an ap.
preparation for the school
The program for the prevention o.
delinquency and crime was outlined b.
Charles F. Hall The proposed crime
prevention bureau would be directes
by a skilled executive, experienced
IN social and character building work
selected and advised by a genera
board composed of Representatives o
local government, police school, church
and social agencies. The bureau woult
be subsidized and supervised by th'
state, with financial assistance from
the Federal government. The com
mittee decided that no request of fund
be made from the legislature but tina
the latter body be given the plan TO
such action as was decided upon, pro
viding it meets the approval Of tn
crime commission