Word: halfe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Certainly, Americans do often seem to encourage crime. They refuse to pay higher taxes for better police and adequate courts. They decry rising crime, but consider what they tolerate: roughly half of all crimes are never reported; of those reported, 11% are never solved. As for "correctional" prisons, 30% of all released inmates (and 75% in some areas) are reimprisoned within five years, usually for worse crimes. Why such incredible inefficiency...
...beginning of public wisdom is to understand the criminal's mind. On this score, Psychiatrist Menninger is a persuasive teacher. After studying criminals for almost half a century, Menninger, 75, has concluded that most of them are "helpless" people who seem to have had fouralternativesinlife: activism,conformity, insanity, criminality. The criminal, who may be escaping madness, commonly seeks vengeance against real or symbolic tormentors. He is sure that society is wrong, not he. Ironically, the whole legal system tends to confirm his notion. For one thing, trials are mainly contests between lawyers, not impartial efforts to diagnose misfits...
...example, the recent headline idea that the nation's courts should double the conviction rate-a sheer impossibility. Reason: 90% of all defendants already plead guilty, are thus convicted without trial. Of the 10% actually tried, more than half are convicted. Obviously, a rate of roughly 95% cannot be doubled...
Harvard began slowly in its first home appearance as the Huskies underrated defense led by phenomenal goalie Ken Leu played them even for the opening half of the first frame. But Leu couldn't deny the Crimson much longer as Cavanagh finally snared a center pass from DeMichele and found the range...
Raisin in the Sun--Lorraine Hansberry's fine drama about being black in Chicago brought to the screen. ClaudiaMcNeil is stunning, and Sidney Poitier isn't half bad. At 2DIVINITY AVENUE, tonight...