“The present day criminal is a ‘sheik’"
[George S. Daugherty, head of one of the largest private detective agencies, speaking before a convention of Chiefs of Police in Montreal.]
On the "pistol menace":
"It is all wrong to blame the crime wave on the returned soldier. My study shows that the modern criminal is usually a youth between 17 and 24, who was in short trousers when the boys were fighting in France."
"The present day criminal is a 'sheik,' with his hair plastered down with glue. He is a dancing bug with a flask on his hip, and he begins his criminal career by stealing autos to take his girl riding."
"Eighty-five percent of murders are committed with pistols. Why? It is the desire for a thrill--just criminal vanity."
["Chiefs Denounce Deadly Pistol," Police Magazine, August 1924 p.20.]
On the "pistol menace":
"It is all wrong to blame the crime wave on the returned soldier. My study shows that the modern criminal is usually a youth between 17 and 24, who was in short trousers when the boys were fighting in France."
"The present day criminal is a 'sheik,' with his hair plastered down with glue. He is a dancing bug with a flask on his hip, and he begins his criminal career by stealing autos to take his girl riding."
"Eighty-five percent of murders are committed with pistols. Why? It is the desire for a thrill--just criminal vanity."
["Chiefs Denounce Deadly Pistol," Police Magazine, August 1924 p.20.]
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