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students of criminology. A diploma is given for special 

 studies in penal science ("Certificat de science penale")- 

 In the medical school are given courses in legal medicine 

 by THOINOT and RIBIERRE. There is a laboratory and 

 an institute of legal medicine. To those who qualify 

 is given the diploma of medico-legal expert (medecin 

 legiste). In addition to these medical and legal courses 

 should be noted the courses of DURKHEIM, which cor- 

 relate closely criminalistics with other social phenomena. 

 In addition to the courses in the University, courses of 

 interest to students of criminology are frequently given 

 in various other educational institutions in Paris. Among 

 these are the College de France, ficole d'Anthropologie, 

 Institut general Psychologique, ficole libre des Sciences 

 Politiques, ficole des Hautes Etudes Sociales, College 

 libre des Sciences Sociales. 



At the University of Lyon, where LACASSAGNE is the 

 chief figure, special courses in penology are given in the 

 law school. Courses on legal medicine are given in the 

 medical school, and there is a celebrated medico-legal 

 laboratory. 



In Paris an extensive criminological literature is to 

 be found in the Bibliotheque Nationale, and in the library 

 of the Law School. The Musee Social also affords some 

 facilities in this line. At the Palais de Justice, where 

 BERTILLON worked out his famous anthropometric system 

 of identification, are the identification bureau and the 

 school for teaching identification methods to the police. 

 The Societe Generate des Prisons holds frequent meetings 

 of interest to students of criminology. There are several 

 prisons in or near Paris illustrating different types of 

 prisons, among them the Prison de la Sante, La Petite 

 Roquette, etc. 



There are many other penal institutions in France 

 worthy of inspection; perhaps the most famous of these 



