Four Predictions for the Criminal Law of 2043

Authors

Paul H. Robinson, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1988

Abstract

The Model Penal Code has all the markings of an historic document. It is a sophisticated and enlightened model for penal reform that has put the United States in the front row of reformers. And many believe that the likes of such an historic reform will not come again for more than another century. In my view, it can hardly be disputed that the Code is an historic document. It is less clear, however, that we should not expect a dramatically different code before another century.

Keywords

criminal code, Model Penal Code, reform

Publication Title

Rutgers Law Journal

Publication Citation

19 Rutgers L. J. 897 (1988)

Repository Citation

Robinson, Paul H., "Four Predictions for the Criminal Law of 2043" (1988). All Faculty Scholarship. 618.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/618