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Reformatories and Diminution of crime.

At the first meeting of the London Statistical Society, held on the 20th, Mr. Baker, of Hardwicke Court, Gloucestershire, read a paper on criminal returns, his object being to show that the general decrease of crime from the year 1856 to 1859 was principally to be attributed to the establishment of reformatories in all parts of the country. It appears that the number of commitments of every kind has diminished in the four years included in the returns, from 113,736 in 1856, to 107,172 in 1859, notwithstanding there is now greater activity in the police, and, consequently, a greater number of detections. With respect to juvenile crime, it has fallen steadily from 13,981 in 1856 to 8,913 in 1859, being a reduction of 5,068, or 36 per cent, while the adult crime has fallen steadily from 99,755 to 98,159, or 1 ½ per cent.

The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1860. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. December 14, 1860. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Reformatories and Diminution of crime.