Crime is a sociopolitical artifact, not a natural phenomenon. We can have as much or as little crime as we please, depending on what we choose to count as criminal.

Herbert L. Packer

The Limits of the Criminal Sanction

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Topic

Crime

Author

Herbert L. Packer

Source

The Limits of the Criminal Sanction

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Law professor Academic

From

United States

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Citation

Packer, Herbert L. The Limits of the Criminal Sanction. Stanford University Press, 1968, conclusion.

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