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1934 Y.B. 1 (1934)
Protecting Society from Crime

handle is hein.journals/yrbok18 and id is 7 raw text is: I. CRIME PREVENTION Protecting Society from Crime SANFORD BATES Diiector, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. T HE battle against crime is being carried forward on many fronts. Significant progress has been made within the last year by the Department of Justice under the leadership of Attor- ney General Homer S. Cummings in mobilizing and combining the resources of the Federal Government with those of the several states, in a relentless campaign against the predatory criminal. The signing by President Roosevelt of a group of bills designed to make such cooperation more effective and flexible has cleared the decks for prompt and vigorous action along this line. The apprehension and conviction of criminals of the bandit or desperado type is the most dramatic and spectacular part of the battle against crime. It is the one which most readily engages the attention of the public. Many times, by the success or failure of states in handling a particular desperate criminal, is judged their .success or failure in coping with the crime problem as a whole. But many less spectacular but equally important efforts are be- ing made to protect our communities from the menace of crime. Probation, prison discipline and parole are important departments of this protective work. Especially are community efforts to pre- vent crime at its source of paramount significance. The conduct of the war against crime ought not to be left entirely to public agencies. The communities themselves must join in the movement for preventing crime if the contest is to be successfully concluded. In whatever department of government and in the prosecution of whatever line of action, but one fundamental principle should govern our policies in dealing with crime. The community is en- titled to and must receive the utmost amount of protection which the government, both state and federal, can afford. All our cam- paigns should be conducted with that end in view. It is my priv-

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