Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Criminal Law (5)
- Criminal law (2)
- Albert Alschuler (1)
- Bureaucratization (1)
- Corporate compliance (1)
-
- Criminal codes (1)
- Criminal justice administration (United States) (1)
- Criminal law reform (1)
- Criminal liability of juristic persons (1)
- Decision making (1)
- Decriminalization (1)
- Imprisonment (1)
- Mandatory minimum sentences (1)
- Prosecution (1)
- Public safety (Law & legislation) (1)
- Sentences (Criminal procedure) (1)
- Sentencing reform (1)
- File Type
Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Law
Prosecutorial Decriminalization, Erik Luna
Prosecutorial Decriminalization, Erik Luna
Erik Luna
The article discusses the legal concept of prosecutorial decriminalization in the U.S. as of July 2012, focusing on an analysis of the use of criminal laws to enforce the public standards of morality in America. Penal codes and criminal sanctions are addressed, along with several reform measures aimed at restructuring a criminal law system in the U.S. which has reportedly been overburdened by overcriminalization. The use of the American judiciary system as a check on overcriminalization is mentioned.
Rage Against The Machine: A Reply To Professors Bierschbach And Bibas, Erik Luna
Rage Against The Machine: A Reply To Professors Bierschbach And Bibas, Erik Luna
Erik Luna
The article presents a response to the article by Professor Albert Alschuler on the administrative rulemaking in criminal law enforcement and guiding the power which was wielded by criminal justice officials. It mentions that the increase in the rate of the punishment given to the convicts is less effective in reducing the crime and enhancing public safety. It informs that bureaucratization can be considered as the means to improve the criminal process in the U.S.
Gridland: An Allegorical Critique Of Federal Sentencing, Erik Luna
Gridland: An Allegorical Critique Of Federal Sentencing, Erik Luna
Erik Luna
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Road Maps, Erik Luna
Traces Of A Libertarian Theory Of Punishment, Erik Luna
Traces Of A Libertarian Theory Of Punishment, Erik Luna
Erik Luna
No abstract provided.
Beyond Breard, Erik G. Luna, Douglas J. Sylvester
The Curious Case Of Corporate Criminality, Erik Luna
Mandatory Minimalism, Erik Luna, Paul Cassell
Mandatory Minimalism, Erik Luna, Paul Cassell
Erik Luna
One of us (Cassell) is a former federal judge nominated by President George W. Bush, now a “conservative” scholar whose work is often supportive of law enforcement, the death penalty, and the rights of crime victims. The other (Luna) is a “libertarian” who tends to be suspicious of government and adamant about abuses of power, including those by police and prosecutors, and his scholarship has expressed the need for wholesale criminal justice reform (especially in the federal system). If we could find common ground on ways to modify federal mandatory minimums, we hoped that policymakers might share this agreement, perhaps …
Psychopathy And Sentencing, Erik Luna