CAUSE OF CRIME
AN AMERICAN’S VIEWS. COST TO THE NATION. REMEDIAL PROPOSALS. BVT CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Nov. 10, 12.15 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Commissioner Burdetta Lewis of New Jersey State Institutions, addressing the National Conference of Juvenile Agencies at Jackson, Mississippi, outlined thirteen major causes of crime in the United States, namely: Better organisation and leadership of the criminal element in mechanised cities. Breaking up of American homes. Great variety of races in cities. Decline of the fear of eternal punishment. Modern materialism and complexity of modern governmental machinery. Obsolete laws and procedure. Poor pay for judges and prosecutors. Lack of adventure in ordinary living. Improper use of fire-arms, automobiles, and narcotics. Lack of comprehensive moral and social programme. Congested police courts and mental institutions. Mr. Lewis’s remedial proposals include : Simplification of government and eliminating of obsolete laws. International and national control of fire-arms, automobiles and narcotics. Mr. Lewis declares that the United States annual crime cost is between four and ten thousand million dollars.--Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19251110.2.63
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 November 1925, Page 9
Word Count
169CAUSE OF CRIME Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 November 1925, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in