Some Sociological Aspects of Criminal Law

Authors

Harriette M. Dilla, Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio

Abstract

There is a vast need for something that will sometime be written upon the subject of Sociology as a basis of Criminal Law and Procedure. The science of what may be termed Sociological Jurisprudence is in an embryonic state at present and the nearest approach perhaps is what we call Criminal Sociology or Criminology. The progress of this study has been rapid but we may still hope for .a more general application of principle! to practice. It is true that readjustment in law is more difficult than in other fields, as necessary formalities of procedure often seem to impose unreasonable obstructions to change. "'What readjustment there is made, must come through the personnel of -the profession. They are bound to observe all developments of Sociology related to their practice, for only through them can legal usage be socialized.

Recommended Citation

Harriette M. Dilla, Some Sociological Aspects of Criminal Law, 13 Mich. L. Rev. 584 (1915).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol13/iss7/3