CRIME IN NEW ZEALAND. A Survey of New Zealand Criminal Behaviour

Hardback. A book which represents a picture of some aspects of crime in New Zealand. The object was to give the facts so far as they were known and to provoke consideration of the issues to which they gave rise. Case histories have been used freely - although to preserve anonymity, all initials used in the case histories are fictitious. Chapter headings include : The Face of Crime; Homicide; Suicide and Attempted Suicide; Sexual Offending; Violent Offences to the Person; Corporal Punishment; Female Offending; Cruelty to Children; Abortion; Dishonesty; Petty Offending; Bail and Remand; Social Trends and our Response. With Appendices and Index. 417pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With small name insc. to fep o/w Vg. in chipped, frayed and worn dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage.