Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-12 | Page 32 | Cost

liME UME COST OOOO ys H Heavy eavy T Trib- Trib ri rl- rl b 0 of If ate rate f 12 Crime Crime and andare lIt lt are costing the thet theL t L a year of Police r 1 o of Chief teed in the hands of Stephens 1 urvey Of of the thea a ado ade Immediately i iton on of the tho Berke- Berke I l ara the ex- ex I sum eum of I waste of state methods rr fu police the state Ie e i crime but have bave 3 Lady ady increase of id 1 u l perty declares r I rg rge's that steps S t I Uie 1 lOO of crim inal tendencies through necessary examination examination ex ox- of individuals In declaring that new methods are needed if the state would do its duty by Its growing citizens citizen Chief Vollmer says The collection of data regarding the tho causes of crime is not only im important important important im- im imi i but necessary A scientific i inquiry into this subject should not be belonger longer delayed in view of the tact fact I that it has been estimated that crime I costs the State of California annually and despite the m many ny recently re re- I established Institutions includIng ing Juvenile courts and Juvenile de detention de- de deI I homes probation and parole departments newer methods of dealIng deal deal- ing with delinquents in and out ot of institutions in in- in I it Is a a. deplorable fact but nevertheless true that there appears to be no diminution of offenses committed com corn and reported to the peace of officers officers officers of- of annually That Tha a majority of the criminals i taken into custody and mentally or physically pl deficient nt and that to their ills can be traced the causes causes causes' o of their offenses is the contention of Chief Vollmer The report of the Berkeley chief is made to the governor as supplementary supplementary sup sup- to the annual resume of the activities of the state bureau of criminal investigation and identification identification tion headed by Clarence Morrill forI former former for for- I mer Der