Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Part 2: Why Criminal Law?
I started to write about arrest procedures and arraignments, and then I got caught up in more interesting issues like why we even have criminal law.
So this one is about theories of punishment, prosecutorial discretion, and the purpose of criminal law. I even take issue with Immanuel Kant (so you know it's good).
It's here.
https://terikanefield.com/criminal-law-and-procedure-part-2-why-criminal-law/
A thought provoking post. I learned as a young mother that punishment as a deterrent didn’t work to change behavior, they just got better at not getting caught. Our society needs to rethink our punishment based system of justice. I am so saddened by the Hunter Biden trial and conviction. What purpose did this serve? Why were taxpayer dollars spent on this trial? How does his conviction protect society?