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Right Against Self-Incrimination -- "Public Safety" Exception, David C. Williams Jan 1984

Right Against Self-Incrimination -- "Public Safety" Exception, David C. Williams

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The Theoretical Justification For The New Criminal Law Of The High Middle Ages: "Rei Publicae Interest, Ne Crimina Remaneant Impunita", Richard M. Fraher Jan 1984

The Theoretical Justification For The New Criminal Law Of The High Middle Ages: "Rei Publicae Interest, Ne Crimina Remaneant Impunita", Richard M. Fraher

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Sentencing Antitrust Offenders: Reconciling Economic Theory With Legal Theory, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt Jan 1984

Sentencing Antitrust Offenders: Reconciling Economic Theory With Legal Theory, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt

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This Article evaluates two different economic models of criminal law as applied to the enforcement of antitrust laws. The author argues that economic models which propose antitrust punishment be limited to fines and then to fines that are levied against only business entities, are deficient because they account for only the general deterrent effect of punishment and include a value of criminal benefit for the offender, a value not shared by society. He presents, as an alternative, a model that accounts for benefits afforded by incarceration such as the signaling of what is a criminal offense, changes in the criminal's …


Racketerring And The Federalization Of Crime, Craig M. Bradley Jan 1984

Racketerring And The Federalization Of Crime, Craig M. Bradley

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The federal anti-racketeering effort has grown steadily since its inception in response to the lottery schemes of the late nineteenth century. Yet, as this article demonstrates, it has done so in the absence of a clear understanding of just what the problem is, and how the ever-expanding body of legislation is going to deal with it. While not wholly critical of the efforts of the Department of Justice and the Congress to "stamp out" racketeering, Professor Bradley raises substantial questions about the government's assessments of the scope of the problem and the effectiveness of the methods employed in fighting it.


Chief Justice Traynor And Criminal Law, Jerome Hall Jan 1984

Chief Justice Traynor And Criminal Law, Jerome Hall

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