Criminal Law and Precrime: Legal Studies in Canadian Punishment and Surveillance in Anticipation of Criminal Guilt

by Richard Jochelson, Lauren Menzie, James Gacek

In Philip K. Dick's short story Minority Report, the institution of Precrime punishes people with imprisonment for crimes they would have committed had they not been prevented. With Dick's allegorical inspiration, the authors of Criminal Law and Precrime: Legal Studies in Canadian Punishment and Surveillance in Anticipation of Criminal Guilt posit that recent developments in Canadian law indicate a trend toward imposing punitive measures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367902788
• ISBN13: 9780367902780
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"