February 1930 Issue [Article] A burglar looks at laws and codes Download PDF Adjust Share by Jack Black, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Crime Criminal psychology Criminals Customary law Ex-convicts Informers Jack Black Law enforcement Prohibition Social life and customs United States More from Jack Black Between Tact and Force From “What’s Wrong with the Right People?,” which appeared in the June 1929 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 173-year archive—is available online at harpers.org/archive.… What’s Wrong With the Right People? Jack Black retired from crime to become a librarian and advocate for prison reform; in 1926 he published You Can’t Win, a narrative of his life as a thief that… Adjust Share