Punishment, Public Safety, and Collateral Legal Consequences
Richard L. Lippke
Abstract
ABSTRACT What are termed the ‘collateral legal consequences’ (or CLCs) of criminal conviction have been defended in a variety of ways. The focus in this article is on efforts to justify the burdens and restrictions they involve as nonpenal measures designed to secure public safety. Zachary Hoskins' careful defense of such public‐safety CLCs is utilized as a point of departure. Although it is granted that such measures might be defensible, the many complications and problems of ensuring that they do not amount to further legal punishment and are kept within reasonable bounds are explored. I argue that the state is unlikely to deploy such public safety measures wisely and with sufficient restraint.
Topics & Concepts
Punishment (psychology)CollateralConvictionVariety (cybernetics)State (computer science)LawCriminologyLaw and economicsPolitical scienceCriminal lawPoint (geometry)BusinessSociologyPsychologySocial psychologyComputer scienceGeometryMathematicsArtificial intelligenceAlgorithmFree Will and AgencyCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCriminal Law and Evidence