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11 Crime & Delinquency 1 (1965)

handle is hein.journals/cadq11 and id is 1 raw text is: CRIME and DELINQUENCY 1NATONA COUNCI ON a=UM D DELQUENCT Volume 11 January 1965 Number 1 A Look toward the Prevention of Crime and Delinquency* SIGURD S. LARMON President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency The author challenges the moral standards of our country. Pointing to the rapid rise in the crime rate and the rapid growth in population, he shows the need for more research and more complete statistics on crime, and for a reappraisal of NCCD and the correctional field. Recruiting for correctional manpower and a widespread crime prevention program are two demanding areas. The speech concludes with a plea for public awareness, responsibility, and action. T HE ancient Greeks believed that tellectually. Their civilization lasted man's purpose was to live to the over a thousand years. highest possible pitch of human per- If we are to have a good life and formance, physically, morally, and in- provide one for our children and our *Address given at the National Institute children's children, we must concern on Crime and Delinquency, Boston, June 23, ourselves with our moral standards 1964. and the character of our citizenry. chlrnsciden1ems ocr