Evening star., 1952-09-11

IN t0fcS ana, FOice OepuTtWeHt
procedures:
RECOMMENDATION NO. 1:
I have always felt that ap-
propriate committees OF both
Houses of Congress should make
periodic studies of the organiza-
ton and operation of the Metro
politan Police Department. I
feel that in this way the legisla-
tors charged with the RESPONSE
bility of providing laws and ap-
preparations under which the
department operates can better
understand the problems which
confront the department in po-
licing the District.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 2:
In like manner join with the
Senate subcommittee in suggest
ing that the many fine citizens
groups of our city participate
and work in the future. as they
have so diligently in the past, to
focus attention on the problems
of law enforcement facing the
community. I would like to see
the establishment of special
Sub-groups within each such Or
ganization which would deal di-
rectly and solely with the law
enforcement problems of its par
ticular section of the city. 1t is
the departments plan that twice
each year as many members OF
such groups as may care to par
ticipate, will be invited to gen.
eral forum at which police mat
ters and problems currently of
interest to the community will
be discussed. In this way the
department will endeavor to lay
the foundation for united COM
munity action against crime.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 8:
-. The Metropolitan Police
Department indorses the crea-
tion of an independent investi-
gative staff for the Office of the
United States attorney for the
District of Columbia if the
United States attorney so de-
Sires.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 4:
The department is in entire
agreement with the recommen-
dation ;. that officers and en-
ployes of the District be effec-
lively prohibited from accepting
any valuable favor. gift or gra-
tuity.
RECOMMENDATION NO. S:
The department joins with
the committee in approving the
type of law which would provide
that any person taking an oath
of Office to discharge a public
duty in the District of Columbia
should, if he asserts the consti-
tutional privilege against self
incrimination in any official
proceeding relating to the dis
charge Of these duties and OBJ
legations. forfeit his Office and
all benefits derived therefrom.
] do not feel that a person who
has obligated himself to dis
charge such a public duty should
I be sheltered by a cloak OF i'm
munity. -.
/ may state, IN addition, that
although the department. is con-
siderably t1nderstaffed and can
not afford to lose men by dis
missal, it will not tolerate any
dereliction Of duty on the part
Of any Of its officials or officers.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 6:
The Department has contin-
uously gone on record ,fayoring
more stringent measures for
the control of the sale, possess
sion and use of dangerous
weapons. The educational as
pect is a matter for community
action with organizations, such
as the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club. taking a prominent
part in the campaign.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 7:
This recommendation has the
wholehearted support of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. The granting of a
right of appeal to the Govern
ment from an order supressing
evidence in criminal cases is not
primarily matter effecting the
department except insofar as
its passage will actively assist in
the abatement of crime in the
District. But, if in the past the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment has been at fault in OBJ
tanning evidence which subse-
sequently has been the subject
of an order to suppress, then
the Department will intensity,
as well as continue, it's instruc-
tions of all officials and officers
in the law of arrest, searches
and seizures. Then, perhaps.
motions for the suppression of
evidence will, in the first in
stance, be discouraged and in
the last instance, be success
fully opposed.
| RECOMMENDATION NO. 8:
The Metropolitan Police
Department subscribes to Dis
trict participation in uniform
| statutory provisions relating to
extradition.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 9:
The Department. joins with
the Committee in its expressed
desire to overhaul the laws re-
lating to gambling. Insofar as
possible, the Department desires
enactment Of legislation which
| will increase penalties for pro-