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- Title
NOTES ON CURRENT AND RECENT EVENTS.
- Abstract
The article presents information about recent events which are related to criminal law and criminology. The discussion of sterilization in a recent number of the "Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology," by seems far from satisfactory from the biological point of view. It evinces more of the contentiousness of a barrister than the critical analysis of a judicial mind. Then researcher is perfectly justified in suggesting that the sterilization laws have originated more among sociologists and amateur reformers than among scientific students of biology. His reference to telegomy is unfortunate because it is one of the exploded theories of unscientific breeders; and he seems to have rather overworked his references to "undesirable citizens." The present article also presents information about the problem of the criminal insane from the viewpoint of physician. The revolution in the social conception of the nature of insanity, due to the teachings of medical science, and the recognition that it is a disease, and not a demoniacal possession, resulted in an enlightened public opinion, which demanded a more humane and scientific method of caring for the criminal insane of this state.
- Subjects
CRIMINAL law; STERILIZATION (Birth control) -- Law &; legislation; SOCIOLOGISTS; CRIMINALS with mental illness; CRIMINOLOGY; PUBLIC law
- Publication
Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, 1914, Vol 4, Issue 5, p746
- ISSN
0885-4173
- Publication type
Article