NCJ Number
8498
Date Published
1968
Length
385 pages
Annotation
LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSION OF THE RATIONALE AND EFFECTS OF INVOKING THE CRIMINAL LAW TO PRESERVE SOCIETAL VALUES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE NATURE OF THE CRIMINAL SANCTION AND DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTIC PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH IT OPERATES. THE PRAGMATIC LIMITS OF USING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO CONDEMN CERTAIN KINDS OF BEHAVIOR ARE DISCUSSED AND ALTERNATIVES TO ITS USE IN VICTIMLESS CRIMES ARE SUGGESTED.