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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
January 2017
Print publication year:
2016
Online ISBN:
9781139855945
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139855945
Subjects:
Law, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence
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Book description

The question of when a person is culpable for taking an unjustified risk of harm has long been controversial in Anglo-American criminal law doctrine and theory. This survey of the approaches adopted in England and Wales, Canada, Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Scotland argues that they are converging, to differing extents, around a 'Standard Account' of culpable unjustified risk-taking. This Standard Account distinguishes between awareness-based culpability (recklessness) and inadvertence-based culpability (negligence) for unjustified risk-taking. With reference to criminal law theory and philosophical literature, the author argues that, when explained appropriately, the Standard Account is defensible and practical. Defending the Standard Account involves analysing in depth a number of controversial matters, including the meaning of advertence/awareness, the role of attitudes such as indifference in culpable risk-taking, and the question of whether negligence should be used in the criminal law.

Reviews

'Findlay Stark’s book on the culpability of recklessness and negligence is rigorous, thorough and thought provoking. It is persuasively argued, and engages in stimulating ways with both criminal law theory and caselaw … the book offers valuable and original contributions throughout, which will make it a rewarding read for criminal law scholars and practitioners alike.'

Alexander Sarch Source: Criminal Law and Philosophy

‘Findlay Stark’s book is a major contribution to the study of legal understandings of recklessness and negligence. It provides new insights into these concepts, but does so in a way which is focussed on the difficulties facing judges in these cases. It is beautifully written and clearly argued: academic scholarship at its best.’

Jon Herring Source: Law Quarterly Review

'Culpable Carelessness is an excellent piece of work: it is learned and persuasive, and adds much value to the literature. It is now the essential point of reference on recklessness and negligence in the common law tradition, and it deserves a befittingly wide readership.'

Andrew Cornford Source: Criminal Law Review

'Culpable Carelessness by Findlay Stark is a careful and considered contribution to the 'punishment for negligence' debate. As well as providing a comprehensive overview of the doctrinal and theoretical aspects of recklessness and negligence in the criminal law, it also offers novel insights for scholars already steeped in these debates. An additional methodological strength is that Stark takes seriously the connection between theory and law, offering useful potential jury instructions on recklessness and negligence.'

Kimberly Kessler Ferzan Source: Modern Law Review

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