Crime and culpability : a theory of criminal law /
This book presents a comprehensive overview of what the criminal law would look like if organised around the principle that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan argue that d...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : 2009 Cambridge, [U.K.] ; New York : 2009 |
| Series: | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law
Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law |
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| Summary: | This book presents a comprehensive overview of what the criminal law would look like if organised around the principle that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan argue that desert is a function of the actors culpability, and that culpability is a function of the risks of harm to protected interests that the actor believes he is imposing and his reasons for acting in the face of those risks. The authors deny that resultant harms, as well as unperceived risks, affect the actors desert. They thus reject punishment for inadvertent negligence as well as for intentions or preparatory acts that are not risky. Alexander and Ferzan discuss the reasons for imposing risks that negate or mitigate culpability, the individuation of crimes, and omissions.--Provided by publisher "This book presents a comprehensive overview of what the criminal law would look like if organised around the principle that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan argue that desert is a function of the actor's culpability, and that culpability is a function of the risks of harm to protected interests that the actor believes he is imposing and his reasons for acting in the face of those risks. The authors deny that resultant harms, as well as unperceived risks, affect the actor's desert. They thus reject punishment for inadvertent negligence as well as for intentions or preparatory acts that are not risky. Alexander and Ferzan discuss the reasons for imposing risks that negate or mitigate culpability, the individuation of crimes, and omissions."--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 358 p.) 1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages) xiii, 358 p |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-348) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index |
| ISBN: | 0511804598 1139129902 1139134949 9780511804595 9781139129909 9781139134941 |
| Access: | License restrictions may limit access |