Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Darrow, Clarence 1857 1938 Darrow, Clarence Seward Darrow, Clarence S. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" by Clarence Darrow is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century during a time of great social reflection on justice and reform. The book delves into the complexities surrounding crime, exploring its causes through the lenses of biology, psychology, and social environment. Darrow seeks to shift the conceptual understanding of crime from a moral failing to a behavioral expression influenced by a myriad of factors. The opening of the text begins with a preface where Darrow outlines his extensive experience in the courtroom and introduces his mission to unravel the intricate dynamics of human behavior concerning crime. He emphasizes that traditional perspectives classify criminal acts as purely moral failures, overlooking the scientific principles of human conduct that suggest behavior is a function of environmental and hereditary influences. As an introductory exploration, he defines "crime" as actions forbidden by law rather than intrinsically evil acts, contending that societal norms shape legal definitions, and that punishment often stems from vengeance rather than reformation. This lays the groundwork for a deeper investigation into the societal and psychological mechanisms at play in criminal behavior, questioning the foundations of legal practices and moral judgments regarding those labeled as criminals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Reports & Conference Proceedings Browsing: Sociology 447525 444945 2024-10-05T15:30:46.775942 2023-10-06T03:35:29.873298 text/html text/html 436028 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 153505 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 234977 2024-10-05T15:30:55.472929 application/epub+zip 241293 2024-10-05T15:30:50.144953 application/epub+zip 234075 2024-10-05T15:30:48.812955 application/epub+zip 451388 2024-10-05T15:30:59.869403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406662 2024-10-05T15:30:54.519922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341714 2022-09-06T18:18:59.797824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413430 413389 2024-10-05T15:30:46.017971 2023-10-06T03:35:29.197275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 414741 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150913 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414734 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150889 2020-12-14T16:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21902 2024-10-05T15:31:00.024385 application/rdf+xml 12772 2024-10-05T15:30:49.372931 image/jpeg 3156 2024-10-05T15:30:49.092935 image/jpeg 229415 2024-10-05T15:30:46.813963 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia