Some see criminal law as essentially or predominately an exercise in retributive justice. And some see private law as essentially or predominantly an exercise in corrective justice. There is considerable discussion of the relation between retributive and distributive justice in criminal law...

The defendant is either innocent or guilty, which she, not the court or prosecutor, knows. The court convicts the defendant whenever its posterior probability of her guilt - which depends on the evidence presented - is greater than. Evidence production by litigating parties is a costly...

The fraud triangle is well-known and has been applied for many years in explaining a variety of white-collar crimes. Equally, the Dark Triad of psychological traits has been applied in definitions of individuals who exhibit a range of criminal activities. In this paper, the concept of financial...

The criminal legal system is at a crossroads. Calls for abolition are met with calls for modest adjustments or maintenance of the status quo. What frequently emerges from these polarities is a promise that police, prosecutors, judges, and other government actors will use their vast discretion to...