NCJ Number
7364
Date Published
1969
Length
437 pages
Annotation
ARTICLES, EXCERPTS FROM FICTIONAL WORKS AND JUDICIAL OPINIONS ON THE DEFINITION OF CRIME, ITS CAUSES AND THE RESPONSE OF SOCIETY TO CRIME AND CRIMINALS.
Abstract
THE ARTICLES IN PART I PLACE THE PROBLEM OF CRIME IN A BROAD HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE RECURRENT THEMES AND ISSUES. PART II EXAMINES SOME OF THE POPULAR THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION BASED IN THE FIELDS OF BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY. PART III DESCRIBES VARIOUS RESPONSES TO CRIME ON THE PART OF THE POLICE, THE COURTS, AND THE PRISONS. THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ANTHOLOGY RANGE FROM PLATO THROUGH THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.