Despite the combined efforts of national, state, and local police agencies, crime has increased steadily at the rate of 3 per cent per year.1 This implies a 3 per cent annual increase in the nation's tribute to a socially destructive force, already costing the taxpayer far more than the educational institutions of this country. It should be borne in mind also that none of the estimates of the cost of crime and vice account for the tremendous indirect losses that follow in their wake.