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- Title
THE TREATMENT OF ALIENS IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS.
- Authors
Abbott, Grace
- Abstract
The article discusses handling of foreigners in the U.S. criminal courts. The relative criminality of the various races or of the foreign-born generally as compared with the native American has been described. Constructive plans to help the immigrant through the night schools, so that he will not innocently commit these offenses against public policy should be made, and undoubtedly should make the plans, and interest the public in their execution. In the investigation all the courts in Chicago--Municipal, County, State and Federal, which have any criminal jurisdiction--were visited by the investigator. The patience and kindness of some make the stranger to American justice feels that the judge thinks every case important, and is determined to settle it fairly. Unless the foreigner feels this, his first contact with our courts is worse than lost. Instead of learning respect for law and judicial methods, because of the lack of dignity and apparent carelessness and what seems to him the inevitable uncertain outcome, the stranger is apt to feel that the law is not very seriously regarded even by those especially charged with its administration.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CRIMINAL courts; CRIMINAL law; CRIMINAL justice system; CRIMINAL procedure; JURISDICTION
- Publication
Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, 1911, Vol 2, Issue 4, p554
- ISSN
0885-4173
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1133049