TY  - JOUR
T1  - BElgium
Y1  - 1929/02/23
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1929.02700340067027
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 667
EP  - 667
VL  - 92
IS  - 8
N2  - Social Defense Against Recidivists and Abnormal Persons 
    The loi de défense sociale pertaining to abnormal delinquents and to recidivists, which the lower house has just adopted by a large majority and which is now being considered by the senate, is a remarkable document showing the evolution of penal ideas in the matter of dealing with delinquents, and constitutes much needed social legislation in the crusade against crime. In an article in the Bruxelles-Médical, Dr. Vervaeck discusses some of the essential points of the law. The first question that arises is: How are abnormal persons to be studied and recognized? According to the terms of the law, their observation will be carried out in a special psychiatric annex of the jail. This measure will almost always be necessary, except in case of their internment in a psychopathic hospital. It is very difficult to observe under favorable conditions an accused person of
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1929.02700340067027
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1929.02700340067027
ER  -