NCJ Number
17911
Date Published
1970
Length
19 pages
Annotation
SOME OF THE BASIC SUPPOSITIONS THAT UNDERLIE THE SCIENCE OF CRIMINOLOGY ARE QUESTIONED.
Abstract
TWO OF THE POINTS MADE BY THE AUTHOR ARE THAT EITHER OUR CONTRA-CRIMINAL POLICIES WERE A DANGEROUS REACTION AGAINST THE VARIABILITY IN HUMAN LIFE STYLES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL AND/OR THAT THE CONTRA-CRIMINALS SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE. SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CAUSE CITIZENS TO INVOKE THE CONTRA-CRIMINAL PROCESS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS SPEECH TRANSCRIPT.