Criminalizing Third-Party Behavior

Introduction

It is said that everyone should have equal justice in the society, which means that the ones committing crimes ought to be punished. No matter which form the crime is, the criminal is supposed to be penalized and criminalized. Our society believes in equal justice for all. However, what if an individual is not part of the crime but indirectly involved in helping it being committed, meaning those individuals who fail to prevent the crime from happening. Should those third party individuals be penalized or not? This paper discusses the third party behavior and whether those people should be ...