Excerpt from Sidelights on Criminal Matters I hope that in addition to interesting criminologists it may make an appeal to a Wider public, for crime is an ever absorbing topic and, stripped of its sordidness, may provide quite palatable fare for the world and his Wife. One of my sub-motives in penning these chapters has been to endeavour to forewarn, and consequently to forearm, my readers against the Wiles of the cracksmen. It is of incalculable advantage to possess information of the enemy's plans and tactics prior to his assault. As the logical outcome of such a purpose I have intentionally shunned the discussion of the question of penology-the shape which the punishment of the convicted offender should assume. Like the police man himself, I have endeavoured to deal With the criminal through the usual consecutive phases of the preparation for, and commission of, the crime, passing thence, through the normal and charted channel of motive, clue, deduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This book is "continued" by the author's "Insanity and the criminal."

The object of this book is to correct the very general erroneous impression as to certain phases of criminal justice, and to give a concrete idea of its actual administration in large cities in ordinary cases.--Provided by author in preface.

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