in the philosophy of action and the criminal law Yaffe, Gideon creator text bibliography nyu New York Oxford University Press 2010 monographic eng

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x, 349 p. 24 cm. Rationalizing the criminalization of attempt -- The need for an intention -- The nature of trying -- The intention in attempt -- Circumstances and "impossibility" -- If it can't be done intentionally can it be tried? -- Trying by asking: solicitation as attempt -- The need for an act -- Stupid plans and inherent impossibility -- The act in attempt -- Abandonment and change of mind -- Is it unfair to punish completed crimes more than attempts? Gideon Yaffe. Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-339) and index. Criminal attempt Criminal attempt United States USA K 5090 .Y34 2010 345.04 9780199590667 (hbk.) 0199590664 (hbk.) 2010487909 PUCPR 101229 20160527185125.0 305454