CRIMINAL LEGISLATION

Criminal Legislation



Criminal Legislation

Siegel, an expert on criminology, defines public order crimes as "...crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently" (Siegel, 2006)

The raison d'etre of prohibiting crimes against public order is basically to uphold a minimum standard of civility in society. Thus, by ensuring that public sphere is sanctified, the legal system ensures a bare minimum quality of life and a modest degree of morality in society. Since quality of life spreads across many a domain, the scope of the law governing public order crimes is similarly vast, ...