What’s public about crime?

It is often claimed that the fact that some wrongs are public is a fact that is important to our thinking about permissible criminalisation. We argue that it is not. Some say: what gives us reason to criminalise wrongs—when we have such a reason—is the fact that those wrongs are public. Others say:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edwards, J, Simester, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2016