Criminalization
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criminalization-195-266186
title:
Criminalization
text:
Criminalization or criminalisation, in criminology, is "the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals". Previously legal acts may be transformed into crimes by legislation or judicial decision. However, there is usually a formal presumption in the rules of statutory interpretation against the retrospective application of laws, and only the use of express words by the legislature may rebut this presumption. The power of judges to make new law and retrospe
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encyclopedia
description:
Process of categorising acts as crimes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminalization
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date modified:
2024-03-28T15:25:13Z
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