Crime, Its Cause and Treatment by Clarence Darrow audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In Crime, Its Cause and Treatment, Clarence Darrow—one of America’s most famous trial lawyers and social critics—lays out a sweeping, urgent case for understanding criminal behavior not as the product of isolated wickedness but as the predictable consequence of social conditions, poverty, ignorance, and a punitive legal system. Listeners will be drawn into a vivid audiobook experience that mixes searing courtroom anecdotes, clear-eyed analysis, moral argument, and practical proposals for reform: Darrow interrogates the death penalty, forced confessions, child labor, inadequate education, and economic injustice with the cadenced conviction of a seasoned advocate. Unafraid to disturb comfortable assumptions, he humanizes defendants, challenges retributive instincts, and models compassionate legal thinking while proposing prevention and rehabilitation over punishment. This edition brings Darrow’s rhetorical power to life—perfect for anyone fascinated by law, social justice, or the roots of crime—and offers timely insights that still resonate with contemporary debates about criminal justice reform. Whether you come for the dramatic courtroom scenes or stay for the persuasive policy arguments, the audiobook turns a century-old manifesto into an active conversation about how society should respond to wrongdoing.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:16) Chapter 02

(00:49:49) Chapter 03

(01:04:06) Chapter 04

(01:09:27) Chapter 05

(01:14:14) Chapter 06

(01:34:42) Chapter 07

(01:57:30) Chapter 08

(02:02:57) Chapter 09

(02:12:17) Chapter 10

(02:23:29) Chapter 11

(02:28:52) Chapter 12

(02:31:16) Chapter 13

(02:42:47) Chapter 14

(02:54:31) Chapter 15

(03:06:27) Chapter 16

(03:29:48) Chapter 17

(03:36:21) Chapter 18

(03:50:43) Chapter 19

(04:01:48) Chapter 20

(04:14:48) Chapter 21

(04:20:15) Chapter 22

(04:27:54) Chapter 23

(04:38:13) Chapter 24

(04:47:06) Chapter 25

(04:54:16) Chapter 26

(05:11:03) Chapter 27

(05:28:14) Chapter 28

(05:45:31) Chapter 29

(05:59:02) Chapter 30

(06:14:59) Chapter 31

(06:19:38) Chapter 32

(06:47:27) Chapter 33

(06:54:49) Chapter 34

(07:07:28) Chapter 35

(07:23:23) Chapter 36

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