Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment



In the past, crime was treated either with violent punishment or with overflowing sentimentality. Penology has now undergone a vital change in the progressive countries of the world. Crime is no more regarded as a biological phenomenon but it is now recognized as a social product. Criminals are to be treated as persons and crimes as clinical problems to be diagnosed as in the case of other physical and mental diseases.

A careful analysis of crimes would indicate that the chief underlying causes are poverty, unemployment,...