NCJ Number
772
Date Published
1969
Length
606 pages
Annotation
MONOGRAPHS EXAMINING THE EXTENT TO WHICH WEAKNESSES IN AMERICA'S INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS HAVE LED TO VIOLENCE.
Abstract
INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FAMILY, CHURCH AND SCHOOL HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE DISCONTENTS OF SOCIAL GROUPS CURRENTLY PRESSING THEIR CLAIMS UPON THE GREATER PUBLIC. AT THE SAME TIME, AMERICA'S CURRENT SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY CONTROL INCREASING LEVELS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH AMERICAN IDEAS OF FAIR AND HUMANE TREATMENT. DISOBEDIANCE TO LAW HAS RESULTED.