Evening star., 1938-02-03
27-PO|NT ATTACK
! ON CRIME URGED
Criminal Justice Body Lists
+ Tentative Program to
Fiqht LaNIeSSneSS.

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which numbers" and other racketeers
escape punishment is proposed by the
Washington Criminal Justice Associa-
tion in 27plank platform tentatively
adopted for its war on lawlessness in
Washington.
= In order to carry out the ambitious
program, the association, at a meeting
yesterday voted to solicit funds to meet
. $4,000 budget for the year. Clarence
Phelps Dodge has been made chair
man Of the campaign for more men,
bers and more money"
1t was announced that the program
Is based on suggestions made during
the crime forum series recently held
by the association. The meeting was
held following luncheon rendered
150 business and professional men
and women by Eugene Myer, president
OF the association, and Mr.. Dodge,
Questlonnalres are being sent out to
CIVIC leaders and organizations for the
purpose Of Strengthening the pro-
gram.
Medium to Carry Out Suggestions.
The association" Mr. Meyer stated,
lis highly gratified with the many
hundreds who attended the crime
forum series. While there were hum
dreds of different suggestions forth
coming on written missionaries as
TO what should be done to cooperate
with the law enforcement groups to
combat crime, there were no differ
ences OF opinion as to the medium
through which these suggestions were
to be carried out The WASHINGTON
Criminal Justice Association was the
unanimous choice of all as the Or
eanlzatlon through which community
action should be carried out.
THE Board of Directors has voted
70 accept the community challenge as
lald down in the tentative program, :"
Mr.. Meyer pointed out, but they
cannot do it alone. Operating as the
association has, with a limited mem
hership and limited funds, to meet
the challenging expanded program
and to insure any degree of success
1t must have the united support of
all business and professional leaders,
the churches, civic clubs, the Board
OF Trade and other community spirited
citizens. For the enlarged work it
must have minimum annual budget
OF not less than S35,OOO."
Mr.. Dodge announced that a force
OF 100 men and women viii be organized
into a community sales force" that
will, in the next two weeks, contact
about 1000 more civic organizations
and individuals for smaller member
ship subscriptions to fight crime.
DR.. James A. Nolan, managing
director of the association, outlined
the present and future scope of the
organization. James M. Hepbron.
managing director of the Baltimore
Criminal Justice Commission, stated
That no criminal justice association
was started under more helpful COM
munlty conditions. Z
Tentative Program.
The tentative community criminal
Justice program follows:
l. The association should continue
Its co-ordlnated record card system
which carries a complete record of
every major offense committed in the
District. to check on crime, any law
enforcement breakdown, or mis-
carriage OF criminal justice.
.. Continue its practice of observing
eelected criminal cases in the Police
ana Criminal Courts to speed trials.
3. Continue its survey of the bail
bond situation in the District.
g. lnaugurate a study of the parole
and the mdeterminate sentence in the
District of Columbia.
D. lnaugurate study of the proba-
uon systems in use in the District.
b. 1t Should continue and increase
Its efforts to secure more prompt
trial and disposition of criminal cases.
7. Consider the advisability of secur-
Ing more judges and more courts to
accelerate disposition of criminal cases,
.. Fundamentally cooperate with
oil authorities in securing a more
adequate police personnel for the
District.
g. Study vagrancy laws with view
70 eliminating panhandling.
~. Conslder study OF special court
OF domestic relations to handle all
juvenile and parent cases alike.
II. Cooperate and assist in the CO.
ordination of all crime prevention
groups, stresslng crime prevention
among Juveniles
IL. Study all gambling laws and if
necessary sponsor more rigorous laws
to stamp out the numbers racket"
and other gambling offenses.
13. Redouble its efforts for the
universal adoption of fngerprinttne of
all criminals.
IA. Study the present jury system.
Is. Study the need of an "habitual
criminal" law for the District.
16. Work for more uniform SEN