| Description Of Item | A press cutting of an article originally from the Civil Service Gazette about a debate in the House of Lords concerning the Habitual Criminal Acts (1869). The debate happened on 25 April 1871. The writer recommends that lawmakers consult J Bruce Thompson’s pamphlet The Psychology of Criminals to understand the nature of criminality. The article discusses Thompson’s theories that criminality is an uncurable hereditary sickness.
From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |