Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-17 | Page 6 | Crime Body Suggests War upon City Slum Sections

Crime Body Suggests War Upon City Slum Section Environment Environment Environment Experts' Experts Report Holds Factor in Law LawBreaking LawBreaking LawBreaking Breaking m Br Dy Associated A Press WASHINGTON Aug 17 A 17 A war against the slum sections of American Ameri can clUes cities cities aimed at their abolition a 1 as br breeding spots of ol crime was crime was stiff rig rested today by the twelfth Wickersham Wicker Wicker- sham report to Pr President Hoover r. r The commission itself however made no recommendations or sug sug- It merely appended to an page volume two-volume report on the causes of crime prepared by halfa half a dozen experts a R. brief statement saying it was wa-s unable to discuss the subject One entire volume however was given over to an e experts experts' report setting set setting ting forth figures to show how that a R. steady stream of Juvenile criminals was pouring from the dl disorganized areas area of half halt a dozen cities studied Conversely it maintained these same people transplanted to other sections sec see were led less often orten into crime ACTION SUGGESTED Accepting these conclusions Colonel Colo Cob nel Henry W. W Anderson of ot Richmond Va who wrote a a. report of or his own recommended to the president that there be prompt and effective action to remove the slums In our cities and the underprivileged areas In the rural sections Reports by the other experts named as causes for the of crime in the United States factors ranging from unpopular laws unemployment unemployment unemployment and economic depression to political corruption and police graft and dishonesty Prohibition and the drug traffic were mentioned l indirectly but were not dwelt upon Morris commission consultant consultant con con- in an analysis of or published literature on the causes of crime asserted asserted as as- the activities of bootlegging gangs would not be possible without th the demand for tor intoxicating liquors and fh e the tremendous to t be made supplying in it it UNEMPLOYMENT HELD FACTOR In 11 a a. report upon the relation between between be be- tween economic conditions and the volume of ot crime in Massachusetts Dr Emma A. A Winslow concluded there was a a. positive e link between the two She asserted the assurance of economic security would bring an appreciable reduction in crime The main study submitted by the commission however was that prepared prepared pre pro pared by Clifford R R. Shaw and Henry HenryD D D. McKay of or the behavior research fund of Chicago dealing with Juvenile juvenile Juve juve- nile delinquency Here are some of ot the conclusions they reported That specific specUla areas usually fring ing the business busin sections far the greatest number c of l de That once a 8 section II characterized It continues continue to t r large numbers of crimInals e That these each JL u areas c w contribute to to crime through organized T. T E fences who induce boys to io for them and the widespread edge of political corruption and alliance between crime an and t POll im Colonel Anderson asserted asser f modern society must see th that t l opportunities good a a. chance to Improve arc are affords pay the penalty for its neglect J