Criminal Law, Philosophy and Public Health Practice

ISBN-13: 9781107022782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 278 str.

A M Viens

Opis

Examines the theoretical and practical implications of using criminal law as a tool for protecting public health.

Spis treści

1. Introduction A. M. Viens, John Coggon and Anthony S. Kessel; 2. Criminal law, regulatory frameworks and public health Roger Brownsword; 3. Drugs, crime and public health: an insight from criminology Doug Husak; 4. Criminal law, drugs and harm reduction Tom Walker; 5. Morality and strategy in politicising tobacco use: criminal law, public health, and philosophy John Coggon; 6. Pursued by the 'fat' police? Prosecuting the parents of obese children Tracey Elliot; 7. Disease transmission, liability and criminal law James Chalmers; 8. Compulsion, surveillance, testing and treatment: a truly 'criminal' matter? Jean V. McHale; 9. Epidemiological criminology and violence prevention: addressing the co-occurrence of criminal violence and poor health outcomes Roberto H. Potter and Timothy A. Akers; 10. Forensic epidemiology: strange bedfellows or the perfect match? Can public health and criminal law work together without losing their souls? Zita Lazzarini; 11. From the criminal to the consensual: the shifting mechanisms of environmental regulation Robert G. Lee and Mark Stallworthy; 12. Criminal law and global health governance David P. Fidler.