WOMEN POLICE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21119, 21 March 1934, Page 12

WOMEN POLICE

- -- (JOVKItNMKNT OUTAIMNC KKI'OKTS vikws or ikmim:ijan< k i mon ri!K-"S *-= " 'I-. S'S 1-a USAi.) WELLINGTON. March -0. I Ti-.e views of the Women's Christie.n Temperance Union on Ii:" punishment of persons guilty ut sexual ollcnces. wuniei-. police, aiid him censorship were placed bciure the Prime Minister (the Kt. Hon. G. W. Forbes* and the Mi-.i-tc-r for .Justice (the Hon. .1. G. Cobbc) today, j Airs T. I-:. Taylor, the presaUmt, said that in eases of persons guilty of sexual oli'enees the sentences should be indeterminate? as a safeguard of the public health, and women and children. Mrs Pcryman said that v. o:r.i ;i had been appointed to ihe police force in other parts of the world, but New Zealand was apparently lai'tdng behind. The principal object was that women police wo -Id be able to prevent crimes. Tha Government .-cemed to be paying more attention to the welfare of larm-.-.tock than to future generations. Miss C. Is. Kii-1; suggested th.at a board of censors be appointed to improve the quality of films beim: shown, the board to include at leas. one woman, and certainly rtrt to include anyone financially ir.tore-to'' in 1 lie film industry. Mr Forbes, in reply, .-aid tea'. i ; .e penalties for se>:unl oifcn.ces were very severe, but a', the same time it would he realised t!ur olTcndeis -hould be prrvo:i!cd. as las as possible, from injuring the c\""-v.:;:> ncuardii g women police, he .-.'id the Go\ ernir.cr.; wr.s at objtaiu.ing reports from other r.r.rts o:' !!ie world, and ti-.e.-e would be placed before the Cabinet as soon as eor.v i p.leied. He would disauss 'ilm ecns(>r- | '.in witii the :d:';:-"r for 1./.eim-: lAOair--1 Mr Forlies iati.l th.e imioti a!wa\'s j'"ado rea-'or.able req.lasts o'~ ii. ■ ( hi\-crr.ir.crd. and 'dtev v. ere ivtiOod i"' >( ' "' l '" tl " '''" °' ! '