Pillai Sibraxmania K. Principles of Criminology

Madras: 1924. — 754 p.Know thyself’ is a honsc-hold word of Indian Philosophy While knowledge of the Self behind the veil of Nature is beyond the scope of Science, knowledge of the soul through the world of phenomena is her goal. Human phenomena individual or social are so complex, vast and varied that in order to help overcome the limitations of our understanding they have become the subject-matter of manifold branches of learning. The branch of science that leads us to the knowledge of self through the phenomena of crimes is here the subject of our study. Its importance to society is scarcely less than the importance of society to our wellbeing and progress, for if crime were to have its own way, where would society he? Ever since the recognition of its anti-social nature, man has been striving to' repress it with his miglit and main; yet his-efforts have not been rewarded with comensurate success.