Book Reviews : Criminology in Transition (Essays in honour of Hermann Mannheim) Edited by Tadeusz Grygier, Howard Jones and John C. Spencer Published by Tavistock Publications (under the auspices of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency) 1965 45s

Abstract

When asked to review this book I recalled my two years at L.S.E. when in the late 1940s I was a humble student in Dr. Mannheim's Criminology Seminars. To my great pride an essay of mine on &dquo;The Objects of Punishment&dquo; was handed back with a little comment &dquo;A very interesting and careful piece of work&dquo;. This and other marginal notes provide a small but treasured example of the kindness and thoroughness of Dr. Mannheim referred to by the editors.Prolonging this reminiscence further, I re-read…