DISREGARD OF LAW
POSITION IN UNITED STATES. NECESSITY FOR EDUCATION. BETTER THAN HARSH PENALTIES (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, December 20. (Received Dec. 21, at 5.5 p.m.) The chairman of the Law Enforcement Commission (Mr Wickersham), after two years’ study, regards the education of the public for law observation rather than the current law enforcement measures as a better method of curbing crime. He stated: “No process of education of the public into the value of prohibition was attempted, 1 believe that observance of the law can be brought about by education and persuasion rather than by force of harsh penalties.” He cited England’s record of decrease in drunkenness by education efforts. He also attributed part of the growing disregard of law in the United States to the increasing number of laws and the dismissal of offenders. He cited Great Britain, where only a few offenders were dismissed. Mr Wickersham added that there was an increase in the United States for intoxication and liquor law violation of 161 per cent, in 88 cities in 10 years. Since 1920 intoxication and dry law infraction arrests had increased seven times more than the population and 10 times more than for robbery.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21215, 22 December 1930, Page 9
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