1st Edition
Why Crime? Some Causes and Remedies from the Psychological Standpoint
By Claud Mullins
Copyright 1947
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1945. This book presents the developing opinions contemporary to the post-war period, of the social and psychological roots of criminal actions as seen through the viewpoint of a practising magistrate. Looking at the psychological treatment of delinquents in particular, using actual case experiences, various causes are illustrated, and future preventative interventions are... Read more
Preface 1. The Inheritance 2. Parents and Children 3. Breaking Homes 4. Illegitimate Children. Postscript
Biography
Claud Mullins was a magistrate, lawyer and writer who was responsible for much English judicial reform in the 1930s, especially regarding those in debt and those in court over matrimonial dispute. Some of his views were controversial but he is remembered for his pioneering role in seeking to civilize the legal consequences of family breakdown.
