Abstract

By utilizing the professional career of one individual, Jean de Lanessan, this paper discusses some aspects of positivism and criminal legislation in France between 1880 and World War I. Lanessan was a biologist by training who possessed a long-standing interest in social issues that led to a second career as a politician. Lanessan, the biologist, influenced the practice of French criminology, whereas Lanessan, the politician, was instrumental in shaping legislation on crime.

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