WHAT CAUSES CRIME?
TWO CONFLICTING JUDICIAL VIEWS. (By Teleirrapß—Press Association.! Auckland, February 19. Addressing the Grand ,7nry at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Kdwards said there were no fewer than thirty-six bills to l>e considered. He regarded this os a shocking state of affairs. Auckland seemed to bo a favourite resort for criminals; for this he could not surmise a reason, unless it was the very fino scenery and mild climate—perhaps tho latter. The present calendar was in remarkable contrast to Dunedin, where Iho last calendar produced only throe cases. THE OTHER VIEW. (Er TeJeeraph.-Epocial CorresDonnent.l Wanganui, February 19. In addressing tho Grand Jury at tho Supreme Court to-day .tho Cliiof Justico (Sir Robert Stout) congratulated the district on the list, there being only four criminal cases, two of which wero not of a serious nature. He hoped that this comparative absence of crime was an indication that the present humanitarian system of dealing with criminals was having a due elTect. Quoting the light list at. Palmerston North in support of his contention, his Honour added (hat, as long as mental, physical, and moral weakness existed (Into would be crime, but he certainly hoped that the present state of affairs was an angary for a marked and permanent decrease in tho number and gravity of uliVncos against the law.
(By Tcleffraph-PrcES Association.) Auckland, February 19. At the Auckland criminal session a 8011-drossod middle-aged man, named Norman John M'Leod, pleaded guilty to the theft of a watch and chain lrom' the person of .lames Waddington. The prisoner, who had several previous convictions of theft and vagrancy against him, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, and ordered to bo detained for a further period not exceeding two years for reformative treatment, His Honour, in passing sentence, remarked: "The Prisons Hoard think that they can cure criminals; 1 will give them an opportunity of curing you."
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 4
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317WHAT CAUSES CRIME? Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 4
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