Criminal Philosophy

A collection of criminal philosophy shows that the criminal feels only too keenly that it is society that drives him to crime. The methods of coping with crime have no doubt undergone several changes, but mainly in a theoretic sense. In practice, society has retained the primitive motive in dealing with the offender, that is revenge. It has also adopted the theologic idea, namely, punishment,. While the legal and civilized methods consist of turrence or terror and reform. We shall presently see that all four modes have failed utterly, and that we are, to day no nearer a solution than in the dark ages.