The Review, Vol. 1, No. 5, May 1911

[Stenographic report of Dr. Gilmours address at the annual meeting of the New Jersey State Charities Aid and Prison Reform Association, April 1, 1911. Though The Review guards jealously its space, having but sixteen pages monthly, we are sure our readers will agree with us that the space filled by this article is well filled.Editor] When we speak of criminals, we are very apt to picture in our minds eye the great criminals, those who commit atrocious crimes. But that class forms but a very small percentage of every prison population, and the methods of dealing with this class are much more clear and definite than dealing with the much larger class that are not quite so dangerous to society. When we speak of criminals we are apt to think of them en masse as a congregation of a few hundred or a few thousand men walled within a prison. Carlyle dissipates this view when he says: Masses? Yea, masses, every unit of whom has his own heart and sorrowsstands there covered with his own skin; and if you prick him he will bleed. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68940
Author: Various
Release Date: Sep 8, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: National Prisoners' Aid Association
Publication Date: 1913
Publisher Country: United States