Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-26 | Page 2 | Police Judge Adopts New Policy

POLICE r lIC JUD JUDGE AD ADOPTS Pl NEW POLICY r uc r First Offenders to Go on oi 01 I Probation Heavy Sentence Sentence Sentence Sen Sen- tence Promised Those Who Break Faith JUDGE Fred red Crockett of the J JUDGE muni municipal court announced a aI anew anew I new policy today in dealing I with drunkards and women of the underworld It will be an honor system and will give the prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- another chance to make good In the past when a man was brought to court charged with bein being drunk and I found guilty he was always sentenced to serve thirty days in the city jail jailor lor or pay a fine of 50 In the majority of cases the prisoners did not have the amount of ot the penalty and were compelled compelled com corn to serve the jail sentence Many of these were first offenders who according to the opinion of Judge Crockett would not repeat the offense if given another chance Under Judge Crocketts Crockett's system the offenders both men and women will be released on onI their own recognizance after they are I found guilty and placed on probation They will report to the judge at a aI certain date and if they have not re repeated repeated repeated re- re I the offense with which they have been charged no sentence will be I imposed The system is a distinct novelty in court procedure and has met With the hearty approval of the police poUce I and other police officers I Under the old system the prisoner would pa pay p his fine or serve his jail sentence and then feel that he was wae square with society for the offense he had committed and was free to in indulge indulge indulge in- in himself again in his vice Under the new system I will impose impose impose im im- im- im pose a heavy jail sentence sent nce with no alternative of a fine if the prisoner falls faUs again during his period of pro pro- I bation I Iam am confident that better re results results re- re suits will be obtained under the new