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Memorandum to Mr. Tolson. Re: Edmund G Brown Attorney General State of California calculated in the absence of population estimates by the Census Bureau from individual places from which we received crime reports. 9573 GEE 27 our statistical See in Philadelphia and requested specific * AL criticisms of the Uniform Crime Reports. After considerable a) conversation admitted we should continue to calculate our rates as we now do, and the only real suggestion had to do with the elimination of statutory rape, which has been done. Section On December 4, 1957, at the Bureau of Criminal Statistics in Sacramento in conversation with of the & _ and t r 4 ield representative On three occasions asked the point~- ton as to what suggestions 2 California Bureau has as to improvement or changes in the Uniform Crime Reports and received no suggestions from them. It should be observed that Mr. Beattie was out of the city and not available. spent several hours L Beattie, in his letter to Schrotel, changes his position slightly in connection with the use of 1950 census figures and criticizes their use because the "published rates are unjustifiably used beyond their true validity even though readers are specifically | cautioned that this should not be done.” He goes on the suggest that it might be better if the crime rate tables be eliminated altogether if current population figures are not available. This '|problem is being covered in the report of the Consultant Committee ‘Yon Uniform Crime Reporting. Also, the Director has instructed _jthat we are never again to use the 1950 census figures in the | Uniform Crime Reports bulletin. RECOMMENDATION: The letter from Attorney General Brown itself does not indicate a reply should be made, and to initiate any further correspondence on the subject of Mr. Beattie'’s letter to Schrotel would unnecessarily continue an argument over one word "“unjustifiably" resented in the annual publication of the State of California. Under the circumstances, it is recommended that no action be taken. roof as : Pa ; ae . . ¢ a“ \ << 8/3. Se af hed .