Harmless Wrongdoing
Author | : Joel Feinberg |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1990-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198021230 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198021232 |
Rating | : 4/5 (232 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Harmless Wrongdoing by : Joel Feinberg
Download or read book Harmless Wrongdoing written by Joel Feinberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990-05-31 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final volume of Feinberg's four-volume work, The Moral Limits of Criminal Law examines the philosophical basis for the criminalization of so-called "victimless crimes" such as ticket scalping, blackmail, consented-to exploitation of others, commercial fortune telling, and consensual sexual relations.