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improvement of the writing of police reports and more pre-sentence conferences
between the judges and prosecutors. These reasonable suggestions were followed by
others that are confusing.
McKee criticized the on-going civil rights sit-ins and demonstrations as
another example of the "moral decay" of the country. The demonstrations, in his
view, reflected disloyalty to the country. One unexplained proposal was that the
police and the criminal justice system should stop wasting time on cases that the
grand jury will "no bill". (If it is not investigated, how will the information be
collected to provide to the grand jury?)
The DCC continued to promote positive ideas for children. They distributed
100,000 pamphlets for school children "Always be Careful" which outlined ways for
children to avoid becoming victims of crime and taught them to trust policemen.
Brochures and visits to schools by policemen and members of the Commission
reinforced the positive message to school children.
He complained often about slanderous statements and charges made against
his operation of the Commission but stated he would continue to recommend
methods of crime prevention. McKee asked for a $5000.00 increase in budget for
the next year for additional studies and investigations. The total was $24,324.87 with
$2500.00 for investigation, educational and crime prevention program
By 1966, McKee's annual reports were more strident, his annual report was
somewhat rambling for 33 pages. Much of it written in a sermonizing fashion
discussing all the people who were critical of his efforts to improve the criminal61
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