Evening star., 1950-04-01
Crime Probers Submj
Program 10 Tighten
ID. T.. Enforcement

centrate now on the proposal.
embodied in the memorandum
But he predicted that further
hearings would be held some time
in the future.
But the memorandum declared
Public hearings at this juncture
OF the investigation and the under
standable discontinue which pub
lie Interrogation necessarily en-
genders might eventually initiate
against the achievement of the
established objectives Of the COM
mittee."
To Call Meeting.
Mr.. Davis, making public the
proposals after the session, said he
hopes to call another meeting as
soon as the law enforcement
officials can study the program
and present their own recon-
mendations.
The recommendations are the
outgrowth of lengthy investiga-
ton and public hearings by the
Davis subcommittee.
Highlights OF the proposed pro-
gram:
A continuing council or con-
ference on law enforcement to CO.
ordinate functions should be
set up.
The District Code should be
revised in many particulars, and
new administrative procedures
established In various agencies.
The Metropolitan Police force
should be enlarged and the Police
Academy reactivated.
The of1lce Of United States At
torney should be reorganized by
creation Of divisions and the staff
enlarged.
In both District Court and Mu-
nicipal Court. concurrent SEN
tences should be the exception,
not the rule"
Higher Bail for Repeaters.
From both Of these courts. no.
tification as to each conviction
and sentence imposed should be
forwarded daily to the Criminal
Records Division of the Metro
politan Police Department.
Bail Of persons with prior rec
ords should be substantially
higher.
The United States commission
er should sbe given adequate IA
cilitieS.
Uniform rules regulating bail
and bondSmen by both courts
should be promulgated.
Within constitutional limita-
tions. laws governing arrest. search
seizure and suppression Of evi-
dence obtained with a warrant
should be revised.
A system of central criminal
records should be established to
provide an immediate flow Of such
records from arrest by any au-
thority to final disposition in all
courts.
Ban Sex Offense PrObatiOns.
Persons convicted of certain sex
offenses should not be eligible for
probation. and limitations on the
power of a court to suspend SEN
tence in such instances should be
enacted into law.
Mr.. Davis said the subcommittee
would delay consideration of
special investigation Of gambling
here. in order to concentrate on
the principal objective" outlined
in the memorandum.
I'VE don't want any specialized
investigation of gambling now"
he said, until we see how far
a Senate committee plans to go
in its inquiry into gambling here
and throughout the Nation. We
don't want to duplicate their
work"
Suggestions for dealing more
severely with gambling were ad-
vanced by the memorandum yes
terday. They included confisca-
tion of automobiles used in gam
bling operations, and recommen-
dation that persons convicted of
more than two offenses against the
gambling statues should be dealt
with as habitual criminals for a
period OF 10 years.
Mr.. Davis and other members
of the subcommittee could not at
tend the conference, because the
House was voting on the ECA bill.
The memorandum was presented
to the gathering by Hyman I.
Fischbach, counsel to the subcom-
mittee.