Project Gutenberg 2004-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 187 Warner, Charles Dudley 1829 1900 The Indeterminate Sentence: What Shall Be Done with the Criminal Class? Produced by David Widger "The Indeterminate Sentence: What Shall Be Done with the Criminal Class?" by Charles Dudley Warner is a thought-provoking examination of how society deals with crime, written during the late 19th century. This book can be categorized as a social reform treatise that focuses on criminal justice and societal responsibility. The primary topic of Warner’s work is the exploration of a more effective approach to managing and reforming the professional criminal class, advocating for a system that emphasizes rehabilitation rather than mere punishment. In this compelling argument, Warner critiques existing penal systems that he believes fail to protect society or effectively reform criminals. He proposes the concept of the "indeterminate sentence," which would allow for a flexible term of imprisonment focused on rehabilitation rather than fixed terms tied to specific crimes. By examining the failures of the current justice system, including the cycles of recidivism fueled by short sentences and inadequate reform, Warner insists that a shift to a model that prioritizes the psychological and moral rehabilitation of offenders is essential. He argues that with proper support and structure within reformatories, offenders could be transformed into productive members of society, thus reducing the overall criminal class and enhancing public safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Indeterminate sentences -- United States PS Text Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 62080 2025-10-02T05:29:40.836765 text/html 61901 2025-01-08T18:18:23.242708 text/html 124151 2025-10-02T05:29:46.327255 application/epub+zip 122949 2025-10-02T05:29:44.188266 application/epub+zip 77436 2025-10-02T05:29:43.043755 application/epub+zip 338791 2025-10-02T05:29:47.803235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332673 2025-10-02T05:29:45.600261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153656 2022-09-02T07:37:01.033316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52223 2025-10-02T05:29:40.631789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51984 2021-01-08T16:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17214 2025-10-02T05:29:47.922253 application/rdf+xml 25411 2025-10-02T05:29:43.528754 image/jpeg 4574 2025-10-02T05:29:43.285760 image/jpeg 18805 2021-01-08T16:39:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 124421 2025-10-02T05:29:40.842761 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 en.wikipedia