NCJ Number
27339
Date Published
1972
Length
41 pages
Annotation
CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPLICATIONS THAT LABORATORY STUDIES OF PUNISHMENT MIGHT HAVE FOR PUNITIVE TREATMENTS OF CRIMINALS.
Abstract
PARALLELS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN LABORATORY OPERATIONS AND ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINALS. REFORMS BASED ON THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ARE SUGGESTED. THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENT, TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL TREATMENTS AND NEW, EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS BY RIGOROUS FIELD RESEARCH IS STRESSED. LEGAL AND SOCIETAL REFORMS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND SUGGESTED BY THE RESULTS OF LABORATORY STUDIES ARE IDENTIFIED.