POLICE COMMISSION

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1928, Page 5

POLICE COMMISSION

FURTHER. EVIDENCE. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 0.2-5. a.m.) / LONDON, Oct. 15. Harwood giving evidence before the Police .Commission agreed that the poorer classes of the public were probably unaware that the police had no right to extract a statement. He added that after all the police were there to detect, besides to prevent crime. Lee observed: “And the Commission is here to consider rights and liberties of subjects, besides the interests of justice.” "Harwood denied that, the police had sheltered their colleagues, on the contrary, the force did. not want black sheep. He was of opinion that the Metropolitan police needed an additional fi\*e. hundred, owing to motor traffic. He suggested that if the police had the right of entry to all Clubs, it would not be necessary to send disguised constables to detect offences. He recommended that the street offences law be made applicable to both sexes. Replying to Dame Muriel Talbot, witness agreed that the police were being increasingly nsed for welfare work. He did not think women police could be sufficiently trained to undertake responsible work, such as inquiries into sex cases. He added that under the present conditions a male officer needed protection as much as a woman prisoner.