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crime could be introduced and
without incurring any carried on
additional expenditure, and then such serious doubts as were raised
directions last year, of the reliableness of Police Returns
in so
nang
could no
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longer
be consistently urged. I am well aware it
may be urged
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an excuse)
for
the present Form of Actum, that
similar Forms
were in use
England, and
adopted in some
may
in
still be
places there ;
get I respectfully submit that it
is altogether too
vaque
and defective
in its presents state to be relied on to fairly and erlearly show the
working of a Police Force :
Great improvements
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ents have.
been effected in lengland in the deeping of criminal Records, and the compilation of the returns since the English Police Act came into operation, many of which might be adopted here with much advantage. Many of the charges
are entered so
badly that
it is quite impossible to correctly classify from them alone the offences committed. Sometimes accused parties
ared
charged with Highway Robboy, when they should only be entered for assault and vice versa.
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