NCJ Number
134180
Editor(s)
R Slovenko
Date Published
1966
Length
774 pages
Annotation
This volume, containing contributions from 28 authors, explores issues of crime, law, and corrections in modern society.
Abstract
The first section, consisting of an article on Adolf Eichmann and the Third Reich and another on hostility, is entitled "Man's Inhumanity to Man." The second section, on social pathology, contains pieces on psychopathology, antisocial behavior, and delinquency. The next series of articles explores the modern criminal code from philosophical and psychosocial perspectives. Subsequent chapters explore issues of the law and the science of behavior, criminal responsibility and pathology, the role of psychiatry in criminal law, and the lawyer's role in the criminal process. The section on corrections includes articles on the psychiatrist's role in correctional settings, the benefits of group counseling, and contemporary trends in corrections. Finally, the interaction between the public and the criminal process is explored through an examination of the role of television in the courtroom and the role of rationality in crime and corrections. 2 appendixes