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
Recommended Citation
Richard Delgado,
'Rotten Social Background': Should the Criminal Law Recognize a Defense of Severe Environmental Deprivation?,
(2012).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/fac_working_papers/245