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DRY ISSUE ISNOT DOMINANT,POLICE LEARNCONTINUED'courtesy.' Now that word has a tremendous weight and meaning in a community. 'Courtesy' has today become a watchword. By courtesy in dealing with persons much may he accomplished. Just consider the atmosphere and fine iceling that is created by the officer who does his duty courteously and pleasantly.Clerk Trull then dealt with the securing of warrants and the need of investigation before a process Is Issued, in order that no injustice may be done to anyone.Defines Good Officer.Defining the makeup of a good officer. Clerk Trull said: A good officer first must have perfect control of himself and. second, after finding the problem must meet it carefully and considerately. The speaker also spoke on the value of co-operation, and the Incentive to Btudy the problems of police work created by the recent examinations for promotion in the department.One of the great problems that will now confront the officer, he said. Is that of the arrest of a drunken driver. As no warrant will be required, the officer must not only decide if a person is drunk, which is nn easy matter, hut he must judge if the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor. It is going to he a serious problem, to determine if the man ran be regarded as under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Summonses More Frequent.Clerk Trull also dealt with the treatment of prisoners, the use of force in making arrests and the power of a warrant. ,With the coming in of the automobile cases, he said, the system of summoning a person is becoming more frequent, thus saving the person from embarrassment.Speaking of the value of conferences to sottlg many problems, particularly those domestic in character, Clerk Trull said that the conference idea was growing rapidly. It served in many cases, ho said, to save homes.The home is something that must have first consideration, he said. The American home today is on trial. I do not know how the problem is going to be solved unless by means of a better understanding of the human body. People have got to he educated to understand it. The social problem, involving the homo, is a fundamental one, in fact it is a rar greater problem today than is the 18th amendment.”In closing Clerk Trull explained the successful handling of a case and its presentation in the court, if the case must be brought in. The court he said, is the place of last resort.In introducing the speaker of the afternoon, Superintendent Downey called attention to the greater demands that devolve upon an officer today than in those that are past. The officer's task, he pointed out, is a difficult one and the calls upon his resources are many and varied.The superintendent announced that the school will be conducted under the guidance of experienced lawyers and judges. \
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Lowell Courier-Citizen
Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Feb 20, 1930
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