Penal Philosophy - Hardcover

Tarde, Gabriel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0875850162 ISBN 13: 9780875850160

Publisher: Patterson Smith, 1968

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX A Abandoned children, 289. "Abigeato," 277, 282. Abolition of death penalty, 530; and of war, 555, 556; rule as to decrease of criminality on, 543, 544; in politi- cal matters, 559; temporary, 563; reason for movement for, 566. Abortion, 357. Absolute, madness, 168; imitativeness, 199; criminality, 223, 225; the, 456; conviction, 457. Abuse of confidence, yearly average, 352. Accomplices, 286, 471. Accumulation, by a civilization of competing elements, 560. Accusation, changes in the, 403. Acquittals by jury, 445. Action, civil, 425, 428; criminal, 426, 428. Adults, indecent assaults upon, 356. Age, 810, 311; old, 201; Tardieu on effect of, on criminals, 201. Agriculture, 312. Alcoholism, 157. Alienation, mental and social, 120; difference between, 122. Alimena, 467. Altruism, 104, 538. Ambitions, 117. Amelioration, of the criminal, 508. Amendment as the last form of pun- ishment, 147. Amnesia, 191. Analogy between police laws, laws of procedure and penal justice, and pro- tective tariffs, 387; between histori- cal changes in crime and in industry, 396. Anchorites, 518. Anomalies found among criminals and "normals," 67. Anthropology, 47; criminal, 149. Arson, 334; yearly average, 352; pre- meditation in cases of, 467. Artistic expansion, 318. Assassination, political, 333; in Paris, 350; yearly average, 351; motives inspiring, 354. Assassins, 230, 414. Assault, indecent, 291, 306, 355; upon adults, 356; upon children, 356. Association, 196; of images, 196. Astronomical curve, the, 297. Asylums, prison-, 81. Atavism, 230; Darwinian theory of, 62; Marro on, 66, 67. Attempt, 468; likening of, to accom- plished crime, repugnant to common sense, 470. Augustinianism, 17. Australia, penal colonies in, 208, 209. Autocrat, irresponsibility of, according to Stuart M...

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About the Author:

Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904) was employed at the Ministry of Justice in Paris from 1891 to 1896. He later occupied the chair of modern philosophy at the Collge de France and had the reputation as the foremost criminologist in the France of his day. Aside form Penal Philosophy, he was the author of several books including The Laws of Imitation, Social Logic, Social Laws and Universal Opposition.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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