Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Norval Morris quotesNorval Morris QuotesNorval Morris The prime function of the criminal law is to protect our persons and our property; these purposes are now engulfed in a mass of other distracting, inefficiently performed, legislative duties. When the criminal law invades the spheres of private morality and social welfare, it exceeds its proper limits at the cost of neglecting its primary tasks. This unwarranted extension is expensive, ineffective, and criminogenic.~ Norval Morris Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print