Evening star., 1941-08-27
Mansfield Is Named
Detective Chief in
Police Shuttle
CulIuhun and Smith
Are Raised to Rank
Of Inspector

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ment age suggestions, or something
similar, since they already had given
indication they felt such changes
desirable.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech advised the Commissioners
that they had authority under pres
ent law to adopt this retirement age
of go at their own discretion.
That any officer who may so de-
sire, after completion of Is years
of service, may. on his own decision,
be placed on the retired list at COM
pensation equal to 12s per cent, for
each year of service, of the pay ne
received at the time he is retired.
The retirement pay should not
exceed so per oent under this pro-
posal, however,
High State of Efficiency
The committee, while saying that
no organization is entirely e1nclenI
and that the Metropolitan Police Ell
ficiency could and should be I'M
proved, added:
we are of the opinion that Its
efficiency compares very favoraoly
with that of Baltimore, Cincinnati
Cleveland, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh
police departments"
The committee also declared IL
believed "the present high state OF
efficiency" of the Metropolitan Police
was due largely to the ability, wis
dom and excellent leadership" OF the
retiring police chief. Maj. Ernest w.
Brown. 1t added it believed the
Commissioners had made a wise
choice in the selection OF Inspector
Kelly as acting superintendent ana
said:
I'VE consider him pre-eminently
qualified"
Higher Level Held Possible.
The committee predicted eff
eiencv of the department would be
brought to "a considerably higher
level" If the Commissioners named
Inspector Kelly chief and If the
Commissioners and Congress carried
into effect the committees recon-
mendations.
In recommending creation OF the
grade of corporal, at $500 per year,
the committee suggested three cor
porals for each precinct. Corporals
would have duties similar to those OF
sergeants and would act as sergeants
during the absence OF the latter
from the precincts. A corporal
would be considered in line for pro-
motion to sergeant.
The committee recommended
against any change which would
place precinct detectives under
supervision of the chief of detec-
tives.
A shake-up in the traffic control
system was suggested. The COM
n,ittee recommended on this score:
That the accident prevention unit
tnow under the supervision OF In
spector Arthur E. Miller be placed
under the second in command OF
the Traffic Bureau, who shalE also
have the traffic division under his
supervision, and that the inspector
in charge of traffic be held respon-
sible for all traffic matters. Under
the present system, the accident
prevention unit is directly under the
Inspector in charge of traffic, and
the second in command (now Capt.
Smith, who becomes an inspector)
Nlperyises only the activities OF the
traffic division.
That the order requiring patrol
men to take no action in trafnc
accident cases, pending the arrival
of a member of the A. P. u, be i'm
mediately rescinded, and that all
patrolmen, large part OF whose
training 30 hours in Washington
Police Academy is now devoted to
traffic accident investigation and
procedure, shall be directed to pro-
ceed upon arrival at the scene of
traffic accident, with investigation OF
the accident, turning over such in
yestigation to a member of the A.
p. U. promptly upon the arrival OF
the latter
That all patrolmen who have not
been trained In traffic accident in
eestigation and procedure receive
such training at the earliest prac-
sicable date and be properly equipped
for investigation work"
This latter recommendation ap-
peared to tie In with suggestions
made at the District Building recent
~ that all patrolmen should know
how TO handle traffic investigation
work, regardless of the fact that a
special squad is detailed as members
OF the A. P. U.
Other recommendations made by
the committee include the follow
ing:
That in making promotions, the
equally efficient should be promoted
first, seniority to be based on length
Of service in grade.
List Of Captains Referred To.
That in making promotions to in
spectorships, the Commissioners
consider list of captains, believed
by the committee to be qualified for
promotion to inspector, which list
was prepared by the group and sub
mitted earlier to the city heads.
Before it drew its report, the COM
mittee interviewed all precinct
commanders.
That a materially strengthened
vagrancy law. such as the one re-
Gently submitted to the Commits
sioners by Congress, be enacted i'm
mediately.
That a habitual criminal act, car
rying heavy penalties, such as the
one recently submitted to Congress,
be Immediately enacted.
That pickup squad, charged with
enforcement of the vagrancy law,
nhseryation of gambling placeS