Crime and Culpability: A Theory of Criminal Law

by Kimberly Kessler Ferzan and Larry Alexander

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521739616
• ISBN13: 9780521739610
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"