NCJ Number
9712
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1973) Pages: 14-19
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT DEFINING VANDALISM AS SENSELESS AND MOTIVELESS CRIME CONTRIBUTES AS MUCH TO THE PROBLEM AS DO THE DESTRUCTIVE ACTS THEMSELVES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, RELYING ON THE WORKS OF SEVERAL SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, POINTS OUT THAT VANDALISM IS REBELLION WITH A CAUSE AND THAT WHAT IS WRONG WITH LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA IS A PRIMARY QUESTION SPEARHEADING THE INVESTIGATIONS OF VANDALISM. IT IS CLAIMED THAT THE EXTENT OF VANDALISM IS A BELLWETHER TO JUDGE THE DEGREE OF SOCIAL COHESION THAT EXISTS AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)