Criminal Law, Philosophy and Public Health Practice

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139137065

The goal of improving public health involves the use of different tools, with the law being one way to influence the activities of institutions and individuals. Of the regulatory mechanisms afforded by law to achieve this end, criminal law remains a perennial mechanism to delimit the scope of individual and group conduct. Utilising criminal law may promote or hinder public health goals, and its use raises a number of complex questions that merit exploration. This examination of the interface between criminal law and public health brings together international experts from a variety of disciplines, including law, criminology, public health, philosophy and health policy, in order to examine the theoretical and practical implications of using criminal law to improve public health.

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Criminal Law, Philosophy and Public Health Practice - Title page
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- By A. M. Viens, John Coggon, Anthony S. Kessel
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Contributors
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- By Timothy A. Akers, Roger Brownsword, James Chalmers, John Coggon, Tracey Elliott, David P. Fidler, Douglas N. Husak, Anthony S. Kessel, Zita Lazzarini, Robert G. Lee, Jean V. McHale, Roberto H. Potter, Mark Stallworthy, A. M. Viens, Tom Walker
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-18
- By A. M. Viens, John Coggon, Anthony S. Kessel
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2 - Criminal law, regulatory frameworks and public health
pp 19-41
- By Roger Brownsword
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3 - Drugs, crime and public health: a lesson from criminology
pp 42-61
- By Douglas N. Husak
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4 - Criminal law, drugs and harm reduction
pp 62-78
- By Tom Walker
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5 - Morality and strategy in politicising tobacco use: criminal law, public health and philosophy
pp 79-101
- By John Coggon
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6 - Pursued by the ‘fat’ police? Prosecuting the parents of obese children
pp 102-123
- By Tracey Elliott
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7 - Disease transmission, liability and criminal law
pp 124-141
- By James Chalmers
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8 - Compulsion, surveillance, testing and treatment: a truly ‘criminal’ matter?
pp 142-170
- By Jean V. McHale
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9 - Epidemiological criminology and violence prevention: addressing the co-occurrence of criminal violence and poor health outcomes
pp 171-191
- By Roberto H. Potter, Timothy A. Akers
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10 - Forensic epidemiology: strange bedfellows or the perfect match? Can public health and criminal law work together without losing their souls?
pp 192-213
- By Zita Lazzarini
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11 - From the criminal to the consensual: the shifting mechanisms of environmental regulation
pp 214-236
- By Robert G. Lee, Mark Stallworthy
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12 - Criminal law and global health governance
pp 237-260
- By David P. Fidler
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Index
pp 261-268
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Contents

Criminal Law, Philosophy and Public Health Practice - Half title page
pp i-i

Series page
pp ii-iv

Criminal Law, Philosophy and Public Health Practice - Title page
pp v-iv

Copyright page
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-18

2 - Criminal law, regulatory frameworks and public health
pp 19-41

3 - Drugs, crime and public health: a lesson from criminology
pp 42-61

4 - Criminal law, drugs and harm reduction
pp 62-78

5 - Morality and strategy in politicising tobacco use: criminal law, public health and philosophy
pp 79-101

6 - Pursued by the ‘fat’ police? Prosecuting the parents of obese children
pp 102-123

7 - Disease transmission, liability and criminal law
pp 124-141

8 - Compulsion, surveillance, testing and treatment: a truly ‘criminal’ matter?
pp 142-170

9 - Epidemiological criminology and violence prevention: addressing the co-occurrence of criminal violence and poor health outcomes
pp 171-191

10 - Forensic epidemiology: strange bedfellows or the perfect match? Can public health and criminal law work together without losing their souls?
pp 192-213

11 - From the criminal to the consensual: the shifting mechanisms of environmental regulation
pp 214-236

12 - Criminal law and global health governance
pp 237-260

Index
pp 261-268

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