- Introduction
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1 The Crime Problem: Theory And Evidence
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1.1 Why is Crime Attractive? Seductions and Repulsions of Crime Jack Katz
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1.2 Facts
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Facts a Theory of Crime Ought to Fit John Braithwaite
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1.3 Explanations and Proposals
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Causes of Violence John Monahan
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Malign Neglect Michael Tonry
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What to Do about Crime James Q. Wilson
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2 Crime and Punishment
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2.1 The Nature of Punishment and the Boundaries of the Criminal Law
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Punishment Kent Greenawalt
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An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law Richard Posner
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The Nature of a Theory of the Criminal Law Michael S. Moore
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2.2 The Moral Justification for Punishment
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2.2.1 Introduction
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A Taxonomy of Purposes for Punishment Michael S. Moore
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2.2.2 Utilitarianism
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Jeremy Bentham
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The Argument for Retributivism Michael S. Moore
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2.2.3 Retributivism
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The Metaphysical Elements of Justice Immanuel Kant
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Persons and Punishment Herbert Morris
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The Moral Worth of Retribution Michael S. Moore
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2.2.4 Humanitarian or Scientific Alternatives to Punishment: The Rehabilitative Ideal
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The Crime of Punishment Karl Menninger
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Beyond Freedom and Dignity B.F. Skinner
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The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment C.S. Lewis
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2.2.5 Attempts to Integrate the Divergent Theories of Punishment
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Punishment and Responsibility H.L.A. Hart
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2.3 What to Punish
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2.3.1 Getting at the Question and Its Possible Answers
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Harm to Others Joel Feinberg
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2.3.2 The "Soft Harm" of Psychic or Moral Offense as a Justification of Criminial Legislation
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Offense to Others Joel Feinberg
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2.3.3 The Paternalistic Concern about Harm to the Actors Whose Behavior is Prohibited
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Paternalism Gerald Dworkin
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2.3.4 Using the Criminal Law to Punish or Prevent Moral Wrongdoing
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Harmless Wrongdoing Joel Feinberg
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A Theory of Criminal Law Theories Michael S. Moore
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3 Principal Liability
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3.1 Introduction
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The Criminal Law and the Luck of the Draw Sanford H. Kadish
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The Independent Moral Significance of Wrongdoing Michael S. Moore
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3.2 Acts and Omissions
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Crimes of Omission Leo Katz
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Interfering Shelly Kagan
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Act and Crime Michael S. Moore
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3.3 Causation
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Causation and the Law H.L.A. Hart and A.M. Honore
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3.4 Legality
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The Principle of Legality Michael S. Moore
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Legality, Vagueness, and the Construction of Penal Statutes John Jeffries
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3.5 Mental States
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The Explanation of Human Action Alexander Rosenberg
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Responsibility Richard A. Wasserstrom
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4 The General Part: Accomplice, Attempt, and Conspiracy Liability
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4.1 Accomplice Liability
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Aid and Comfort Leo Katz
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Complicity, Cause, and Blame: A Study in the Interpretation of Doctrine Sanford H. Kadish
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The Theory of Derivative Liability George Fletcher
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4.2 Attempt Liability
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Constructing a Theory of Impossible Attempts George Fletcher
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5 Justification and Excuse
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5.1 Distinguishing Justification and Excuse
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The Perplexing Borders of Justification and Excuse Kent Greenawalt
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5.2 Justification: Defensive Force
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Putative Self-Defense and Rules of Imputation in Defense of the Battered Woman B. Sharon Byrd
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The Enterprise of Prevention and the Principle of Proportional Response Larry Alexander
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5.3 Excuse Generally
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