Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 7 | Tabloid Newspapers and Movies Are Blamed by N. Y. Police Commissioner for Increase in Crime among Youths

Tabloid Newspapers and Movies Are Blamed by N N. Y Police Commissioner For Increase in Crime Among Youths Reveals Plans for Vice Squad Shakeup in Annual Report NEW V YORK April 14 UP UP-Mo- UP Mo Motion tion Uon pictures and tabloid newspapers newspaper were held responsible for the In Increase increase in- in crease of crime among youths by Police Commissioner Edward P P. today In revealing that thai homicides had been committed here In 1930 Commissioner In malIng making mak mal ing ling his first annual report to Mayor Walker Valker on the police department also revealed plans for a drastic I shakeup In the vice squad which had been under fire In the Investigation I of Magistrates' Magistrates courts This Is the first action taken by the police pollee commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner since the Investigation started The present members member of ot the squad are to be replaced with men rom from nearly every district In the city he said creating virtually a new squad He also plans reorganization of ot methods used by police In makIng making mak- mak Ing ng vice raids and abolishment of the unknown man or Informer tern cm of ot securing evidence PICKED FOR BRAVERY The new squad Is 15 to be chosen from rom 1200 men who were picked by captains in 90 precincts on their record record record rec rec- ord for honesty and bravery bra after ater an informal search for volunteers failed The men In general Indicated they did not want to go In for wor work on the vIce Ice squad Commissioner said In Inus his us report that homicides In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York had Increased 18 per cent over 1929 During last year arrests arrests ar- ar rests ests were made Seventy-nine Seventy gangsters gang- gang and racketeers were among those hose killed The greatest increase In crime was wasl among youths under 21 years of age he said blaming lack of religious and parental control and the nce ence of gangster pictures and crime literature on the youthful mind CITES YOUTHS YOUTH'S CASE He cited the case of Myron yron Hess 15 5 who is under Indictment on a charge harge of slaying Solomon Balowitz n a Bronx tailor as an indication of or orthe the he effect of motion pictures on youth youth youthA outhA A gangster picture called Little Caesar has been shown here lately he e said sald When youngsters see It I Iain Iam Im ain am m told they often get so excited they hey get up and cheer The boy arrested arrested ar- ar rested ested for the homicide in the Bronx called ailed himself Little Caesar II IL That Indicates pretty clearly the tion ion