NCJ Number
6409
Journal
International Review of Criminal Policy Issue: 23 Dated: (1965) Pages: 25-30
Date Published
1965
Length
6 pages
Annotation
LATIN AMERICA IS URGED TO ATTAIN IN CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH THE SAME LEVEL OF DISTINCTION AND PROGRESS AS IN ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.
Abstract
THE ARTICLE BEGINS WITH A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMINOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY. THE AUTHOR THEN MAKES AN APPRAISAL OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN LATIN AMERICA, INCLUDING THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO CRIMINOLOGY, HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS FIELD, AND DISSEMINATION OF CRIMINOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITIES. AN EVALUATION IS MADE OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND OF FUTURE PROSPECTS AND POSSIBILITIES. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED