Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
Clarence Darrow
Play
Length 7 h 45 min
Chapters 36
First published 1922
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer. He remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians.
In this book, Darrow expands on his lifelong contention that psychological, physical, and environmental influences—not a conscious choice between right and wrong—control human behavior. To my ears (the reader's), the author has a rather simplistic behaviourist view of human behaviour, but he argues his position with wonderful clarity. Darrow is coherently critical of conspiracy laws, of the creation of laws by the powerful (and consequently the definition of "crime" by that group) .... and his views on the machinery of "justice" and on how criminals are treated are still very relevant. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia.)
Chapters
1
Preface; Chapter 1: What is Crime? Read by Peter Yearsley 21:16
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Chapter 2: Purpose of Punishment Read by Peter Yearsley 28:33
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Chapter 3: Responsibility for Crime Read by Peter Yearsley 14:16
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Chapter 4: Environment Read by Peter Yearsley 5:21
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Chapter 5: Adjusting Heredity and Environment Read by Peter Yearsley 4:46
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Chapter 6: Psychology of Criminal Conduct Read by Peter Yearsley 20:28
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Chapter 7: The Criminal Read by Peter Yearsley 22:48
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Chapter 8: The Female Criminal Read by Peter Yearsley 5:27
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Chapter 9: Juvenile Criminals Read by Peter Yearsley 9:19
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Chapter 10: Homicide Read by Peter Yearsley 11:11
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Chapter 11: Sex Crimes Read by Peter Yearsley 5:23
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Chapter 12: Robbery and Burglary Read by Peter Yearsley 2:23
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Chapter 13: Man as a Predatory Animal Read by Peter Yearsley 11:31
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Chapter 14: Crimes against Property Read by Peter Yearsley 11:44
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Chapter 15: Attitude of the Criminal Read by Peter Yearsley 11:55
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Chapter 16: The Law and the Criminal Read by Peter Yearsley 23:21
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Chapter 17: Repealing Laws Read by Peter Yearsley 6:33
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Chapter 18: Is Crime Increasing? Read by Peter Yearsley 14:22
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Chapter 19: Medical Experts Read by Peter Yearsley 11:04
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Chapter 20: Punishment Read by Peter Yearsley 12:59
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Chapter 21: The Effect of Punishment on Others Read by Peter Yearsley 5:26
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Chapter 22: Evolution of Punishment Read by Peter Yearsley 7:39
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Chapter 23: Capital Punishment Read by Peter Yearsley 10:19
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Chapter 24: Stigmata of the Criminal Read by Peter Yearsley 8:53
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Chapter 25: The Good in Criminals Read by Peter Yearsley 7:10
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Chapter 26: The Defective and Insane Read by Peter Yearsley 16:46
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Chapter 27: Social Control Read by Peter Yearsley 17:11
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Chapter 28: Industrialism and Crime Read by Peter Yearsley 17:17
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Chapter 29: War and Crime Read by Peter Yearsley 13:31
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Chapter 30: Civilization and Crime Read by Peter Yearsley 15:57
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Chapter 31: The Convict Read by Peter Yearsley 4:39
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Chapter 32: Isolation and Sterilization Read by Peter Yearsley 27:49
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Chapter 33: Crime, Disease and Accident Read by Peter Yearsley 7:22
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Chapter 34: Luck and Chance Read by Peter Yearsley 12:38
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Chapter 35: Pardons and Paroles Read by Peter Yearsley 15:55
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Chapter 36: Remedies Read by Peter Yearsley 21:22
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