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CRIME, PUNISHMENT, AND PSYCHIATRY

NCJ Number
2901
Author(s)
T HALLINAN
Date Published
1969
Length
8 pages
Annotation
A RAND CORPORATION CONSULTANT'S CRITIQUE OF THE CRIME OF PUNISHMENT BY DR. KARL MENNINGER.
Abstract
BY SPEAKING IN GENERALITIES, THE BOOK FAILS TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES, AND FAILS TO BASE ARGUMENTS ON EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. NEVERTHELESS, THE WORK IS CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION BY AN EMINENT SCHOLAR AND PRACTITIONER.