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Social Science Criminology

Law and Risk

by (author) Law Commission of Canada

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2006
Category
Criminology, General, Sentencing, General, Judicial Power
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774811927
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774811910
    Publish Date
    May 2005
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774851510
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $30.95

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Description

This book looks at law and risk in a variety of contexts and provides insight into how courts use and interpret risk and how the law allocates risk, as well as examining the regulation of risky activities. To demonstrate the linkages between law and risk, the essays tackle some difficult topics, including dangerous offenders, sex offender notification, drug courts, genetic research, pesticide use, child pornography, and tobacco advertising.

 

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Contributor Notes

The Law Commission of Canada is an independent federal law reform agency that advises Parliament how to improve and modernize Canada’s laws.

Editorial Reviews

This in-depth collection highlights the complexities and problems association with legislating and prosecuting offences based on risk ... This collection provides a very persuasive and analytical discussion in an area of emerging significance ... in highlighting the competing values in this area, the authors generate discussion which will hopefully prompt a movement towards a more coherent and workable approach to risk in law.

Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 69, 2006