His work was pretty important when it talks about societal norms and how changes in them can increase the suicide rate. But I think the specific relationship here is that if you change something as far-reaching as criminal justice too quickly, you'll run into the problem of normlessness and people will be all at loose ends.

[She frowns.] That's why a sudden change to account for people who are escaping or outside the law can be dangerous, as it can upset things for everyone who works within it. you need to balance the speed of society's advance against the adaptability of individuals within it.