Evening star., 1935-03-31
Crime Probers to Include
List of 10 Recommended
tions for District.
"TIP OFF" INVESTIGATION
REPORTED FRUITLEsS
Committee Is Undecided as to
Proposed Decentralization of
Traffic Bureau.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

A score or more recommendations
for improving the Districts law en-
forcement and prosecution machinery
are to be included in the report of the
special committee of the House which
has just completed a two months
sweeping investigation into all ramifi-
cations of crime and its control.
Although the report will not be
completed for at least 20 days, men,
berS of the committee have virtually
reached tentative conclusions, at least.
as to a number of the recommended
tions
In the meantime, Inspector Thad-
| deus r. Bean, assistant superintendent
of police, neared the end of his special
inquiry into the reported "tip OF" to
gambling raid in the fifth precinct
without learning anything more than
the committee uncovered during tive
days of grilling of police officials and
privates. The committee failed to de-
termine whether there actually had
been "tip off," and Inspector Bean
is said to have come to the same con-
clusion after questioning every mem
Der of the fifth precinct.
Report Due in Few Days.
A report on the results of his in
vestigation which the Commissioners
ordered on recommendation of Police
Superintendent Ernest w. Brown, Is to
be submitted within the next several
days. Before framing the report,
Bean said he would await written
statements from Inspector Albert ].
Headley and Capt. Joseph c. Morgan
of the fifth precinct, containing an
explanation Of their failure to investi-
gate the reported "tip of"
The crime committee report, to be
drawn up by John r. Fitzpatrick, its
counsel, is expected to contain not
only number of recommendations,
but general summary of the peril
nent observations Of committee mem.
bers, which they noted during the
two months of hearings.
While Fitzpatrick has not yet had
sufficient time to even prepare the
outline of the report since conclusion
Of the formal hearings Friday, de.
velopments during the inquiry indi-
cate rather conclusively the committee
will include the following recommen-
dations in its report:
| !. Consolidation of the Metropolitan
and Park Police forces.
2. An increase in the police force
and additional equipment, such as
scout cars and better housing facili-
ties for the detective bureau and
administrative officials.
Seek Stronger Gambling Laws.
3. Strengthening of the gambling
! laws to give police a more potent
weapon to deal with bookmakers and
numbers game operators.
4. Changes in procedure at the Dis
| trict Supreme Court as we'll as Po-
lice Court to prevent undue delays
in trials. especially in criminal cases.
5. Improved physical facilities for
Police Court through erection of the
proposed new courts building.
6. Repeal of the indeterminate
sentence law and substitution of the
present Federal law requiring a
prisoner to serve one third of a SEN
tence before becoming eligible for
parole.
7. Improvement in the parole sys-
| tenn through the creation of a full
time, paid board and an adequate
staff of parole investigators.
8. An increased penalty for
prostitution.
9. Changes in the police depart
ment'S efficiency rating system on
which promotions are based so that
more credit will be given for salts
factory service and less consideration
to the intelligent quotient of an
officer.
10. A change in police trial board
procedure with reduced penalties for
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