Project Gutenberg 2013-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 758 Devon, James The Criminal & the Community The Criminal and the Community E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Criminal & the Community" by James Devon is a non-fiction work written in the early 20th century. It delves into the complex relationship between crime and societal factors, exploring the causes of criminal behavior and advocating for more humane approaches to criminal treatment. Overall, the book emphasizes that the treatment of criminals is primarily a social issue rather than strictly a medical one. The opening of the volume sets the stage for an informed discussion on the need for reform in the way society addresses crime and punishment. Devon argues that the current system inadequately serves both offenders and society, as it fails to account for the unique circumstances surrounding each individual case. He highlights how societal conditions, such as poverty and lack of support, contribute significantly to criminality while asserting that a deeper understanding of social interdependence is essential for meaningful reforms. This introduction shapes a critical exploration of the themes and findings that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43986/43986-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criminal anthropology Crime -- Great Britain Punishment -- Great Britain HV Text Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 709269 2025-08-17T15:54:19.227399 text/html 687570 2024-10-23T19:06:38 text/html 297201 2025-08-17T15:54:27.795389 application/epub+zip 303293 2025-08-17T15:54:21.012401 application/epub+zip 303293 2025-08-17T15:54:20.161441 application/epub+zip 484607 2025-08-17T15:54:32.518339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426026 2025-08-17T15:54:26.499392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426521 2022-09-20T05:30:25.737531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643591 2025-08-17T15:54:18.383429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 623693 2024-10-23T19:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16233 2025-08-17T15:54:32.655357 application/rdf+xml 12364 2025-08-17T15:54:20.267391 image/jpeg 1901 2025-08-17T15:54:20.215388 image/jpeg 283458 2025-08-17T15:54:19.282415 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