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Revision as of 14:35, June 4, 2015
Overcriminalization describes the trend to use the criminal law rather than the civil law to solve every problem, to punish every mistake, and to compel compliance with regulatory objectives.[1]
The focus on Overcriminalization is a major effort on part of the Heritage Foundation, having published papers on the topic such as "Overcriminalization: An Explosion of Federal Criminal Law".[2]
Harvey Silverglate wrote a book highlighting how the average American commits 3 felonies per day due to excessive regulation.[3][4]
Some libertarians and progressives[5]try to cast overcriminalization in light of the war on drugs, but there are somewhere inbetween 300,000 and 400,000 rules that could be considered a federal offense[6] that go well beyond that scope.
References
- ↑ The Heritage Foundation - Legal issues - Overcriminalization
- ↑ Overcriminalization: An Explosion of Federal Criminal Law. Heritage Foundation (April 27, 2011).
- ↑ You Commit Three Felonies a Day (September 27, 2009).
- ↑ (2011) Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent. Encounter Books. ISBN 978-1594035227.
- ↑ Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes? (October 9, 2014).
- ↑ 'Overcriminalization' Making Us a Nation of Felons?. Christian Broadcasting Network (31 October 2007).