Project Gutenberg 2005-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 197 Morrison, William Douglas 1852 1943 Morrison, W. D. (William Douglas) Crime and Its Causes Produced by Afra Ullah and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Crime and Its Causes" by William Douglas Morrison is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the complex phenomena surrounding crime, aiming to investigate the underlying causes that contribute to criminal behavior, as well as society's responses to it. Through a rigorous examination of data and social factors, Morrison seeks to inform better criminal justice policies and understand widely shared misconceptions about crime. The opening of the work sets a foundation for understanding crime from a scientific perspective, highlighting the necessity of a systematic approach to criminology. Morrison discusses the historical lack of reliable crime statistics, which impeded earlier efforts to detect patterns in crime and the effectiveness of punishments. He argues that while economic conditions like poverty are often blamed for crime, they are only partly responsible, asserting that mental and physical health, the characteristics of individuals, and broader social contexts also play crucial roles. With a focus on refining methodologies, Morrison introduces key concepts that will be examined in detail throughout subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criminals Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 397195 2025-07-07T04:21:58.952329 text/html 389286 2020-12-14T11:57:04 text/html 211246 2025-07-07T04:22:06.161279 application/epub+zip 216756 2025-07-07T04:22:01.832306 application/epub+zip 201060 2025-07-07T04:22:00.675293 application/epub+zip 380592 2025-07-07T04:22:09.594287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356356 2025-07-07T04:22:05.426270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334097 2022-08-07T11:34:09.449407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367415 2025-07-07T04:21:58.291308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367204 2020-12-14T11:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367203 2020-12-14T11:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22036 2025-07-07T04:22:09.726252 application/rdf+xml 11848 2025-07-07T04:22:01.169291 image/jpeg 2897 2025-07-07T04:22:00.921345 image/jpeg 129250 2020-12-14T11:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 132872 2020-12-14T11:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 129199 2020-12-14T11:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 208744 2025-07-07T04:21:58.980334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog