Abstract
The appearance of independent academic units specializing in criminology and criminal justice stands out among the significant developments in the field during the past three decades. This review examines the standing of such units, and also discusses the demise of criminology at Berkeley, quantitative research, the anachronistic nature of grand juries and preliminary hearings, and victimless crimes and capital punishment. The article, in addition, calls for more fruitful exploration of the relationship between a nation's ethos and its level of criminal activity.
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