Sunday, December 12, 2010

Without Intent: How Congress Is Eroding the Criminal Intent Requirement in Federal Law

Overcriminalized.com "“Overcriminalization” describes the trend in America – and particularly in Congress – to use the criminal law to “solve” every problem, punish every mistake (instead of making proper use of civil penalties), and coerce Americans into conforming their behavior to satisfy social engineering objectives. Criminal law is supposed to be used to redress only that conduct which society thinks deserving of the greatest punishment and moral sanction.
"But as a result of rampant overcriminalization, trivial conduct is now often punished as a crime."
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Book: One Nation Under Arrest: How Crazy Laws, Rogue Prosecutors, and Activist Judges Threaten Your Liberty  "America is in the throes of overcriminalization: We are making and enforcing far too many criminal laws that create traps for the innocent but unwary and threaten to make criminals out of those who are doing their best to be respectable, law-abiding citizens."
Amazon.com
No, the TW isn't shilling for Amazon; this is just to let you know there is a book on the subject.

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