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Show WHY NOT "UNIFORM ACCOUNTING" FOR CRIMINALS? Establishment of criminal statistics bureaus in every state of the union, is recommended by the National Crime Commission-Based Commission-Based upon the findings of an investigation committee headed by Former-Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, the report states that America has more crime than any other civilized nation and has the world's worst criminal statistics. Annual police reports of America Amer-ica were termed little less than ridiculous. The statistical bureaus recommended by the Crime Commission, coupled with central indentification bureaus also suggested, would be of enormous assistance to the Federal Census Bureau in tabulation of criminal data. In civil affairs such as operating railroads, public utiities and national na-tional banks, the law requires uniform reports of the most intricate character and private companies have to furnish these reports to state! and federal governments so that the public officials can check them in the smallest detail. In public affairs and police court records, why cannot the same uniformity and thoroughness be applied? Why should the criminal be encouraged in carrying on his work due to lack of public information informa-tion regarding his crimes? Why not keep as accurate a check on criminals as we do on honest and legitimate business? Why blame the war, the modern ja.cz age, bootleg liquor, the movies, revolvers or our large cities for the "crime profession?" Instead In-stead of warring on the criminal, we pass more laws further restrict-' restrict-' - 1-w-abiding citizens, in the hope that the criminal will be checked check-ed by a new law. He laughs at such tactics knowing the more laws we have, the more loopholes there are for him to crawl through and evade punishment. Uniform laws, uniform penalties and uniform uni-form enforcement would get results. |