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PERCENTAGE OF ACQUITTALS IN ENGLAND.
PERCENTAGE OF ACQUITTALS IN ENGLAND.
Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri
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1831-5 . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . 30
1836-40 . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . 23
1841-5 . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . 19
1846-50 . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . 17
1851-5 . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . 13
1856-60 . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . 7
1861-5 . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . 6
1866-9 . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . 8
1872-6 . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 6
1877-81 . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . 6
1882-6 . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . .
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PERCENTAGE OF ACQUITTALS IN ENGLAND.
Criminal Proceedings. Summary Proceedings.
1858-62 . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . 34
1863-7 . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . 31
1868-72 . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . 24
1873-7 . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . 21
1878-82 . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . 21
1883-7 . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . 20
Here also it appears that the growth of crime in England, though
less than in France, is not due to the weakening of judicial
severity through the greater number of acquittals. The number
has, in fact, constantly diminished, especially in summary
proceedings, which is just where the greatest increase of crime is
manifest.
Passing now to the other factor of judicial repression, that is to
the percentage of persons sentenced to graver kinds of punishment,
we have to take into account, amongst assize cases in France, the
prisoners sentenced to death, penal servitude, and solitary
imprisonment, excluding such as are sentenced to correctional
punishment (simple imprisonment and fines) as well as young
prisoners sent to reformatories; and in regard to the Tribunals,
we must take the percentages of those who are condemned to
imprisonment, which is the most serious punishment, the remainder
being fined, or handed over to their parents, or sent to
reformatories.
Condemned at Assizes Condemned
FRANCE. ---------------------------- by Tribunals
To death. To penal servitude. to imprisonment.
1826-30 . . . . . . 2. 5 . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . . . . 61
1831-5 . . . . . . 1. 5 . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . 65
1836-40 . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . 65
1841-5 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 40 . . . . .
1831-5 . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . 30
1836-40 . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . 23
1841-5 . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . 19
1846-50 . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . 17
1851-5 . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . 13
1856-60 . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . 7
1861-5 . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . 6
1866-9 . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . 8
1872-6 . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 6
1877-81 . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . 6
1882-6 . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . .
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PERCENTAGE OF ACQUITTALS IN ENGLAND.
Criminal Proceedings. Summary Proceedings.
1858-62 . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . 34
1863-7 . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . 31
1868-72 . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . 24
1873-7 . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . 21
1878-82 . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . 21
1883-7 . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . 20
Here also it appears that the growth of crime in England, though
less than in France, is not due to the weakening of judicial
severity through the greater number of acquittals. The number
has, in fact, constantly diminished, especially in summary
proceedings, which is just where the greatest increase of crime is
manifest.
Passing now to the other factor of judicial repression, that is to
the percentage of persons sentenced to graver kinds of punishment,
we have to take into account, amongst assize cases in France, the
prisoners sentenced to death, penal servitude, and solitary
imprisonment, excluding such as are sentenced to correctional
punishment (simple imprisonment and fines) as well as young
prisoners sent to reformatories; and in regard to the Tribunals,
we must take the percentages of those who are condemned to
imprisonment, which is the most serious punishment, the remainder
being fined, or handed over to their parents, or sent to
reformatories.
Condemned at Assizes Condemned
FRANCE. ---------------------------- by Tribunals
To death. To penal servitude. to imprisonment.
1826-30 . . . . . . 2. 5 . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . . . . 61
1831-5 . . . . . . 1. 5 . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . 65
1836-40 . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . 65
1841-5 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 40 . . . . .
