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Criminal Law
Section 6
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Accountability for the Acts of Others

Sam Kamin,
Dana Lindenberg

In this section, we investigate whether and to what extent one person can be held responsible for the crimes committed by another. That is, we ask whether one who helps or asks another to commit an offense can be held liable if that person does so. What do we hope to gain by punishing not just the person committing an offense, but also those who encouraged or helped them do so?

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