Medicalizing crime—criminalizing health? The role of law
Medicalizing crime—criminalizing health? The role of law
This chapter explores the question of when using the criminal law is desirable in the context of health and health care concerns. It looks at two case studies, gross negligence manslaughter and disease transmission, in order to identify when criminal law seems an appropriate tool, and when it appears to bring unwelcome pressures and incentives into play. In this way, the proper role of the law can be considered, and judgments made as to when, and how legal regulation can make a constructive contribution to general social goals.
gross negligence manslaughter, liability for diseas transmission, role of criminal law in health care
9780199228294
257-272
Montgomery, Jonathan
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29 November 2007
Montgomery, Jonathan
c4189a2c-86b8-466a-a7c8-985757206c04
Montgomery, Jonathan
(2007)
Medicalizing crime—criminalizing health? The role of law.
In,
Erin, Charles A. and Ost, Suzanne
(eds.)
The Criminal Justice System and Health Care.
(Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
Oxford, UK.
Oxford University Press, .
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This chapter explores the question of when using the criminal law is desirable in the context of health and health care concerns. It looks at two case studies, gross negligence manslaughter and disease transmission, in order to identify when criminal law seems an appropriate tool, and when it appears to bring unwelcome pressures and incentives into play. In this way, the proper role of the law can be considered, and judgments made as to when, and how legal regulation can make a constructive contribution to general social goals.
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Published date: 29 November 2007
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gross negligence manslaughter, liability for diseas transmission, role of criminal law in health care
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Jonathan Montgomery
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Charles A. Erin
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Suzanne Ost
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