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Crime, Punishment and Consumer Protection

Crime, Punishment and Consumer Protection. Peter Cartwright Professor of Consumer Protection Law University of Nottingham. Characteristics of Regulatory Crime. Over-inclusive Strict Liability Specialised Enforcement Bodies Magistrates’ Courts Business Defendants Lack of Stigma.

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Crime, Punishment and Consumer Protection

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  1. Crime, Punishment and Consumer Protection Peter Cartwright Professor of Consumer Protection Law University of Nottingham

  2. Characteristics of Regulatory Crime • Over-inclusive • Strict Liability • Specialised Enforcement Bodies • Magistrates’ Courts • Business Defendants • Lack of Stigma

  3. Objections to the Use of Criminal Sanctions • Inconsistent enforcement • Apply where harm is minor • Inappropriate levels of sanctioning • Resource intensive • Imposition of Strict Liability • Inadequate as a deterrent

  4. Alternatives and the Future • Administrative Penalties • Mens Rea Offences

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