Attempts : in the philosophy of action and the criminal law /

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Main Author: Yaffe, Gideon, 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. What are attempts and why do we criminalize them?
  • Rationalizing the criminalization of attempt
  • The need for an intention
  • The nature of trying
  • Pt. 2. The elemental conception of the intention in attempt and its implications
  • The intention in attempt
  • Circumstances and "impossibility"
  • If it can't be done intentionally can it be tried?
  • Trying by asking : solicitation as attempt
  • Pt. 3. The evidential conception of the act element and its implications
  • The need for an act
  • Stupid plans and inherent impossibility
  • The act in attempt
  • Pt. 4. Sentencing attempts
  • Abandonment and change of mind
  • Is it unfair to punish completed crimes more than attempts?