CRIME, HYPOCRISY, AND THE JUST SOCIETY (FROM CRIME AND JUSTICE, 1974 BY FESTUS J. VISER - SEE NCJ-19391)

• NCJ Number: 19392
• Author(s): R CLARK
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: Memphis State University Press
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSES THE NEED TO REMOVE UNENFORCEABLE STATUTES FROM THE LAW BOOKS TO MAKE THE LAW A MORE EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND A POSITIVE POWER FOR GOOD.

Abstract

THIS LECTURE BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION OF PROHIBITION AND ITS SOCIAL FAILURES. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE EXPERIENCE PROVED THAT WE COULD NOT LEGISLATE MORAL AND PREVENT ACTS WHICH HAVE NO VICTIMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)