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cet SLE oe conducted by vartous fteld dtutstons tn an effort to ecordtnate the aottuittes of local, county and state law enforcenent organtzattons., (62-676249-5) Brown eent te the Bureau tn early 1945 a copy or @ 18~page "Report of the Crime Preventton Departnent,” for 1944 tn son Franctece. Thte departuent, eatadlished by Brown tn Jonucry, 1944, accordtag te Brown's statenent, wae an tnnovae tion tn san Fronctace. Recetpt of thte matertal wae coknowledged by the Dtreotor on Horch 10, 1945, with the request that the Dtreeter would apprectate recetuing co copy of Jaws relating te ntnore when completed. (62-76249-6) on Maroh 12, 1945, Brow tn o letter to the Director suggested that a psychtatrte board be set up te handle cases of serutcenen and veterans who cone before the ortmtnal courte. Bta letter wae ulttnately referred to Robert P. Patterson, then Underaeoretary of Fur, whe dtd not favor the proposal tnagnuch ae he felt that thie group of nen wos no more culpadle than any other group, and Ur. Brown was eo adutsed by the Director by letter dated Aprt2 13, 1945. (62-76249-8) On October 84, 1945, Brown by letter oduteed the Dtrecter he had read the Untforn Crime Reporte, Yolune 16, and concluded that Sen Francteco “has nore ortme thon any other ot ty of comparable efxe tn the Untted States.” He aaked vhether hte conelusten was correct and requésted tnfornction ce to the reason for euch a ortme showing, An ceknowledguent dated Yovenber 2, 1945, waa sent to Frown explatntng the