Penal Philosophy

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...