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Law General

Securing Compliance

Seven Case Studies

edited by Martin Friedland

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1990
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802027108
    Publish Date
    Jul 1990
    List Price
    $100.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442679696
    Publish Date
    Jul 1990
    List Price
    $97.00

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The legislator makes laws, the justice system enforces them, and the citizen complies – or doesn’t comply – with them. Securing compliance is the subject of these interdisciplinary studies. Each attempts to give us a better understanding of why people comply with the law and what techniques may prove most effective in achieving that goal.

Various studies examine the regulation of prostitution in Canada, the regulation of securities by securities commissions and stock exchanges, compliance with tax laws, prevention of traffic accidents, the use of administrative penalties as compared with criminal prosecutions, regulation of pollution control, and the issues of family violence.

Together the studies raise two important questions. Are we now relying too heavily on criminal prosecution in many areas? And would society’s objectives be better served through less punitive means? Alternatives include the use of rewards and administrative penalties, control by licensing and limiting exposure to and controlling opportunities for wrongdoing.

About the author

Martin L. Friedland is University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus at The University of Toronto.  He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, and was awarded the Molson Prize in 1995.

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