Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

7-18-2012

SSRN Discipline

Economics Research Network; Legal Scholarship Network; Criminal Law & Procedure eJournals; Law & Society eJournals; Law & Society: Public Law eJournals; LSN Subject Matter eJournals; SRPN Subject Matter eJournals; Cognitive Science Network; Sustainability Research & Policy Network; Social Responsibility of Business eJournals

Abstract

Considers whether socioeconomic deprivation also known as rotten social background RSB can ever constitute a criminal defense Summarizes social scientific and medical literature on the contribution of extreme poverty and deprivation to criminal behavior Canvasses existing criminal defenses and analyzes their ability to accommodate RSB defendants Identifies the forms that an RSB defense might take and the costs and benefits of each option

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