The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-01-13
Criminology--by Arthur MacDonal,

Criminology--by Arthur Macdonald.
Large limo, cloth, 4l6 pp., with Bio
biography of Crime etc, 50. New York,
London, and Toronto, Funk & Wagnalls
Company.
The science of crime and criminals opens
up vast field of great interests, not only to
the scholar who investigates causes and
sequences, classes and peculiarties, but to
the ordinary thoughtful man who, recog-
nizing the awful effects Of crime, and real
izing something of the almost innumerable
number of criminals, desires to know of
these phenomena in their relations to
society, 10 the human race. Ia this age Of
"belter things" we have been led to believe
that while the punishment of criminals is
necessary for the protection of life and
property. yet the prevention of crime is the
disederatum devoully wished for To effect
this, as far as possible, is the problem to be
solved. and those who are attempting its
solution have investigated the causes Of
crime, not sin in the abstract, but crime in
Its awful concrete power. Find and analyze
the causes, and then remove them, is the
only scientific solution of this problem.
Heretofore, the works upon this branch
of science have been in the main such as
only students would appreciate but, while
we have in this work scholarly treatment
of the subject, as the result of years ofexperr
study and research, We have also in this
book popular treatment by which the
subject is brought within the comprehension
ofthose not specialists.
The clergyman, the lawyer, the SUDDEN,
of sociol ogy, the philanthropist, and, indeed.
all men who are in any way concerned,
;rying to lifi society to higher ground,
will end this book to be intensely practical
and Interesting. Its value in this special
line OF investigation will be at once ad
mitted. We risk the assertion that this
work of DR.. MacDonald's will take rank as
the text book in the English language on
criminology.
Fhe apth9r's preparation for this work
has consisted In q Gsurse of study in the
University of Rochester. PRINCETON, and
Andover Theological Seminaries, Uuion
Theological Seminory, Harvard Univer-
sity, John Hopkins University, University
of Berlin, University of Leipzig, Univer-
si'y of Paris, Universities of Zurich and
Vienna, and Clark University, Worcester,
Mass.
His Hans also INCLUDED special visits to
the PricIpal prisons and charitable insiitu-
'ions in England, France, Germany, Bel
GUM, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and
America. He passed two entire summers
with criminals in our best institutions al
Rochester, islpirs, Auburn, and at other
points. He was locked in cells viii Grim.
inas in order TO become more fully learned
concerning them. He served as United
States Delegate 10 the International Society
of Criminal Authropology at Brussels, 1892.
and is Specialist in Educatiep as relaled to
Abnormal and Weskling Glasses, U. S.
Bureau Of Education.
The main work closes with some general
practicable conclusions which are worthy of
close attention. An extensive and exhaust
i've photography Of crips, NJ Ihs best books
and articles, In the several languages, fol-
low. No other such photography has ever
been issued.