William Douglas MorrisonWilliam Douglas Morrison, a criminologist and prison chaplain, lived from 1853 to 1943. He was up in Glasgow, Scotland, and completed his graduate work at the University of Edinburgh. Morrison later pursued theological studies and was ordained as a Pesbyterian preacher. Morrison started working as a criminologist and jail reformer at Perth jail in 1885 after being recruited as the chaplain there. He believed that criminals were often the results of their upbringing and surroundings rather than necessarily being innately bad. He argued for a more compassionate and healing method of handling convicts. Morrison was chosen as a member of the Gladstone Committee on jail Discipline in 1894 because of his contributions to the creation of the British jail system. In 1895 and 1949, he was a member of the Departmental Committee on Penal Servitude as well as the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment. Morrison was an active writer on political, social, and religious topics in addition to his work in criminology and jail reform. He wrote several volumes, including "Crime and Its Causes" and "Juvenile Offenders: A Study in Crime and Its Causes," on criminology and prison reform in addition to publications on subjects including prayer, the Bible, and Scottish history. The knowledge of criminal justice and the treatment of criminals in the contemporary era was influenced by Morrison's work as a criminologist and prison chaplain. Read More Read Less