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FDR: The adaptation of our criminal law and its administration to meet the needs of a modern, complex civilization is one of…

On the recordMay 7, 1934
The adaptation of our criminal law and its administration to meet the needs of a modern, complex civilization is one of our major problems.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter on the Modernization of the Criminal Law

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