Harry Willbach
Biographic Data
| ID | 7355463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harry Willbach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harry |
| FAMILY NAME | Willbach |
| SIGNATURE | WILLBACH H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1936 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1948 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Recent Crimes and the Veterans
After several years of graduate work in sociology and the social sciences the author entered the field of criminology. He was associated with the New York Crime (Baumes) Commission for whom he prepared a report on the statistics of crime and disposition of arrests. Subsequently he served as research expert in the field of criminology for several New York State commissions. He was associated with Raymond Moley in an investigation of the conduct of…
Crime in New York City as Affected by the War
The state of war like any other rapid and marked disturbance from the previously accepted pattern produces vast changes in the economy of a nation and in the emotional outlet of the population. The spirit and the activities that predominate in times of peace undergo drastic changes with the conversion to war time living. Values and even philosophies that were previously considered normal are almost torn up by their roots and are replaced by other…
What Constitutes Recidivism
has a variety of meanings which are frequently used interchangeably with the result that statements or conclusions must be carefully explained and qualified. Because of this, the findings become vitiated and tend to create a morass which lacks clarity and hinders progress. In his report to the American Law Institute, Professor Sellin states Recidivism is unfortunately a term which lacks clear connotations.2 He then proceeds to consider it from th…
The Trend of Crime in Chicago
Chicago, the second largest city in the United States, has shared and perhaps has even surpassed the first city, New York, in its newspaper-made notoriety as a city of iniquity and the gathering place and hunting-ground of the lawless. In a previous study of the trend of crime in New York City2 for the period from 1916 to 1936 it was shown that there was a decrease in the number of arrests as well as in the ratio of the arrests to the male popula…
Criminal Justice
Crimes have in general been classified as felonies or as misdemeanors. The former are considered as being serious. They may be heinous and therefore outrage the complacency of the group. In the main, however, they cause or threaten severe personal suff ring or great financial loss. Misdemeanors, on the other hand, are those crimes which are considered as being less serious. They cause or threaten minor personal suffering or minor financial loss. …
The Trend of Crime in New York City
Measuring Parole Violation
When the criminologists of the future will record the history of the development of parole it is likely that the present controversy as to whether parole is a success or failure will be spoken of as being second only to the more ancient and therefore more venerable controversy as to which is the mightier-the pen or the sword. These students will probably indicate extreme impatience at the lengthy polemics resulting from attempts to bolster a posi…
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Measuring Parole Violation
When the criminologists of the future will record the history of the development of parole it is likely that the present controversy as to whether parole is a success or failure will be spoken of as being second only to the more ancient and therefore more venerable controversy as to which is the mightier-the pen or the sword. These students will probably indicate extreme impatience at the lengthy polemics resulting from attempts to bolster a posi…
The Trend of Crime in New York City
Criminal Justice
Crimes have in general been classified as felonies or as misdemeanors. The former are considered as being serious. They may be heinous and therefore outrage the complacency of the group. In the main, however, they cause or threaten severe personal suff ring or great financial loss. Misdemeanors, on the other hand, are those crimes which are considered as being less serious. They cause or threaten minor personal suffering or minor financial loss. …
The Trend of Crime in Chicago
Chicago, the second largest city in the United States, has shared and perhaps has even surpassed the first city, New York, in its newspaper-made notoriety as a city of iniquity and the gathering place and hunting-ground of the lawless. In a previous study of the trend of crime in New York City2 for the period from 1916 to 1936 it was shown that there was a decrease in the number of arrests as well as in the ratio of the arrests to the male popula…
What Constitutes Recidivism
has a variety of meanings which are frequently used interchangeably with the result that statements or conclusions must be carefully explained and qualified. Because of this, the findings become vitiated and tend to create a morass which lacks clarity and hinders progress. In his report to the American Law Institute, Professor Sellin states Recidivism is unfortunately a term which lacks clear connotations.2 He then proceeds to consider it from th…
Crime in New York City as Affected by the War
The state of war like any other rapid and marked disturbance from the previously accepted pattern produces vast changes in the economy of a nation and in the emotional outlet of the population. The spirit and the activities that predominate in times of peace undergo drastic changes with the conversion to war time living. Values and even philosophies that were previously considered normal are almost torn up by their roots and are replaced by other…
Recent Crimes and the Veterans
After several years of graduate work in sociology and the social sciences the author entered the field of criminology. He was associated with the New York Crime (Baumes) Commission for whom he prepared a report on the statistics of crime and disposition of arrests. Subsequently he served as research expert in the field of criminology for several New York State commissions. He was associated with Raymond Moley in an investigation of the conduct of…
Criminology (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Algorithm (1 work) · Canadian Identity and History (1 work) · Census and Population Estimation (1 work)