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by their lower position in the table, as shown in the cases of infanticide, concealment of birth, and abandonment of infants. As for the very frequent occurrence of relapse in special crimes, such as assaults on officials and resistance to authority, which rarely come before the assize courts--though even there they tend to support the higher numbers in the tribunals--these are offences which may also be committed by criminals of every kind, and which, moreover, depend in some measure on the social factor of police organisation, and frequently on the psycho-pathological state of particular individuals.
The somewhat rare occurrence of relapse in such a grave type of murder as poisoning is noteworthy. But this is only an effect of the special psychology of these criminals, as I have explained elsewhere.
FRANCE--CASES OF RELAPSE, 1877-81. COURTS OF ASSIZE
CRIMES (Against the person) p. 100 Violence against public officers 85.8 Bigamy 59.3 Wounding parents or grandparents 55.9 Riot 55.3 Kidnapping of minors 46.2 Sexual assault on adults 44.0 Wilful murder (assassination) 42.3 Parricide 41.7 Manslaughter (homicide) 39.4 Sexual assaults on children 38.5 Attempts against railways 37.5 Serious wounds followed by death 36.8 ---- General average 35.8
Abortion 30.0 Perjury 26.7 Sequestration 18.8 Poisoning 16.7 Infanticide 6.0 Stealing, substitution or abandoning children 4.9
CRIMES (Against property) p. 100 Theft in churches 74.3 Thefts, simple 71.7 Robbery, with violence, not on the highway 66.0 Burning buildings not inhabited, woods, etc. 59.8 ---- General average 58.5
Barratry 50.0 Theft by servants 44.2 Counterfeiting 43.8 Forgery, private writings 42.5 Burning inhabited dwellings 41.5 Forgery, commercial paper 38.3 Forgery, public documents 37.0 Fraudulent bankruptcy 35.3 Abuse of confidence by domestic servant 32.5 Extortion 30.7 Embezzlement of public funds 28.5 Robbing the mails by postal employees Smuggling by customs officers CORRECTIONAL TRIBUNALS DELICTS p. 100 Infractions of surveillance 100 Infractions of expulsion of foreign fugitives 93.0 Infractions of interdiction to sojourn 89.0 Drunkenness 78.4 Vagabondage 71.3 Begging 65.7 Fraud (escroquerie) 47.8 Insult to public officers 46.8 Forcible entry 45.3 Thefts 45.2 Breach of trust 43.8 ---- General average 41.9
Riot, resistance 40.3 Written or verbal threats 39.6 Prohibited weapons, etc. 37.3 Political, electoral, and newspaper delicts 35.7 Outrage to public morality 34.5 Public outrage to decency 32.2 Voluntary wounds and blows 31.0 Unlawful opening of cafes, inns 27.7 Unlawful practice of
The somewhat rare occurrence of relapse in such a grave type of murder as poisoning is noteworthy. But this is only an effect of the special psychology of these criminals, as I have explained elsewhere.
FRANCE--CASES OF RELAPSE, 1877-81. COURTS OF ASSIZE
CRIMES (Against the person) p. 100 Violence against public officers 85.8 Bigamy 59.3 Wounding parents or grandparents 55.9 Riot 55.3 Kidnapping of minors 46.2 Sexual assault on adults 44.0 Wilful murder (assassination) 42.3 Parricide 41.7 Manslaughter (homicide) 39.4 Sexual assaults on children 38.5 Attempts against railways 37.5 Serious wounds followed by death 36.8 ---- General average 35.8
Abortion 30.0 Perjury 26.7 Sequestration 18.8 Poisoning 16.7 Infanticide 6.0 Stealing, substitution or abandoning children 4.9
CRIMES (Against property) p. 100 Theft in churches 74.3 Thefts, simple 71.7 Robbery, with violence, not on the highway 66.0 Burning buildings not inhabited, woods, etc. 59.8 ---- General average 58.5
Barratry 50.0 Theft by servants 44.2 Counterfeiting 43.8 Forgery, private writings 42.5 Burning inhabited dwellings 41.5 Forgery, commercial paper 38.3 Forgery, public documents 37.0 Fraudulent bankruptcy 35.3 Abuse of confidence by domestic servant 32.5 Extortion 30.7 Embezzlement of public funds 28.5 Robbing the mails by postal employees Smuggling by customs officers CORRECTIONAL TRIBUNALS DELICTS p. 100 Infractions of surveillance 100 Infractions of expulsion of foreign fugitives 93.0 Infractions of interdiction to sojourn 89.0 Drunkenness 78.4 Vagabondage 71.3 Begging 65.7 Fraud (escroquerie) 47.8 Insult to public officers 46.8 Forcible entry 45.3 Thefts 45.2 Breach of trust 43.8 ---- General average 41.9
Riot, resistance 40.3 Written or verbal threats 39.6 Prohibited weapons, etc. 37.3 Political, electoral, and newspaper delicts 35.7 Outrage to public morality 34.5 Public outrage to decency 32.2 Voluntary wounds and blows 31.0 Unlawful opening of cafes, inns 27.7 Unlawful practice of