num_pages: 319
description: The Crime of Punishment addressed the critical issue of crime in America &amp; the punishment of criminals. Was the spread of violence in spite of laws &amp; courts or because of them? Dr Menninger dissected the criminal justice system, concluding, "I suspect that all the crimes committed by all the jailed criminals do not equal in total social damage that of the crimes committed against them". A psychiatrist, former chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka &amp; former senior consultant to the Stone-Brandel Center in Chicago, made this thoughtful manual decades ago. It's relevant &amp; seriously applicable to the criminal justice system today. PrefaceThe injustice of justice Who is to blame? Crimes against criminals The cold war between lawyers &amp; psychiatristsRight &amp; wrong uses of psychiatry The apparent indifference of the public to its safetyInnate violence Vengeance is mine saith the lordHave there been no improvements?Love against hateNotesAdditional PublicationsIndex
language: English
title: The Crime of Punishment
titlecomplete: The Crime of Punishment
genres: Science, Mental Health, Psychology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 35
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: The Sciences
publisher: Viking Press (NYC)