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The Administration of Criminal Law

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 4, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 1.

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The Administration of Criminal Law

It is said that 86,934 murders have been committed in the United States during the last ten years, or a number equivalent to the population of Springfield, Mass. During this time there have been only 1,149 executions — about one in every seventy-five murderers suffering the death penalty. President Taft is quoted in this connection as saying: “It is not too much to say that the administration of criminal law in this country is a disgrace to our civilization.”