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

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New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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62705

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Criminal law -- Philosophy -- United States.

Contents:

1. 2. 3. 4. The amount of criminal law

Internal constraints on criminalization

External constraints on criminalization

Alternative theories of criminalization.

Summary:

This book describes the high rate of criminal punishment in America, and explores its relation to the growth in criminal law.

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Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780195328714

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x, 231 p. ; 24 cm