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Selected Works of Michelle Madden Dempsey
Article
The Object of Criminal Responsibility
Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper (2010)
  • Michelle Dempsey, Villanova University School of Law
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Abstract

This short essay critiques Larry Alexander and Kim Ferzan’s argument against negligence liability, focusing in particular on the authors’ characterization of the object of criminal responsibility (i.e., that for which an actor is held criminally responsible) and the impact this (mis)characterization has on our intuitions regarding negligence liability.

Keywords
  • negligence,
  • responsibility,
  • blame
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Michelle Dempsey. "The Object of Criminal Responsibility" Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michelle_dempsey/11/