ire among all classes to recover those among
men who have fallen into villainy and vice and to receive back among
their ranks all those who, having responded to the efforts made on their
behalf, can make a claim upon the confidence and good-will of society.

But the reformation of the criminal is not the only obligation laid upon
society, there is also the education of the child. It is frequently
being stated that criminals are on the increase; it has been shown that
this increase is not a national one, it must be then that for some
reason the practice of virtue is becoming more and more difficult,
whereas that of vice is becoming increasingly easier. Recruits are
steadily joining the ranks of crime, and when one sees that, as a result
of their home and school training, the rising generation is developing
all the characteristics of the criminal, a somewhat alarming conclusion
very strongly suggests itself. Society has the criminals that it
deserves. It may fail to recover those who have entered upon a criminal
career, or it may be actually guilty of manufacturing criminals. What
are we doing? New Zealand has this hope, that its traditions do not
fetter it, and its institutions are young and plastic.

THE END.

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| Page 12 criminoligists changed to criminologists |
| Page 14 violaters changed to violators |
| Page 20 effrontry changed to effrontery |
| Page 24 tpyes changed to types |
| Page 34 healty changed to healthy |
| Page 35 alcholic changed to alcoholic |
| Page 46 physichological changed to physicological |
| Page 74 maxium changed to maximum |
| Page 80 Obviviously changed to Obviously |
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