Overcriminalization : the limits of the criminal law / Douglas Husak.

Author/creator Husak, Douglas N., 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 231 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Variant title Over criminalization
Contents The amount of criminal law -- Too much punishment, too many crimes -- How more crimes produce injustice -- The content of new offenses -- An example of overcriminalization -- Internal constraints on criminalization -- The "general part" of criminal law -- From punishment to criminalization -- A right not to be punished? -- Malum prohibitum -- External constraints on criminalization -- Infringing the right not to be punished -- The devil in the details -- Crimes of risk prevention -- Alternative theories of criminalization -- Law and economics -- Utilitarianism -- Legal moralism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index.
LCCN 2007009297
ISBN9780195328714 (alk. paper)
ISBN019532871X (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF 9223 .H87 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold