Law, Cultural Diversity, and Criminal Defense

by Lisa Johnson and Craig L Carr

American legal scholars have debated for some time the need for a cultural defense in criminal proceedings where minority cultural information seems perti nent to a finding of criminal responsibility in situations where a minority cultural defendant has violated a valid criminal statute. This work presents a systematic analysis of this issue. Drawing from sociological, anthropological, and philosophical materials, as well as traditional legal discussions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367481243
• ISBN13: 9780367481247
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 154 Pages