CIVIL RESTRAINTS - ANOTEHR WEAPON FOR THE BATTLE WITH ORGANIZED CRIME

• NCJ Number: 26563
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRAURY 1975) Pages: 66-70
• Author(s): W J FLITTIE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR ADVOCATES THE USE OF EQUITY LAW TO PROSCRIBE THE FUTURE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR OF SPECIFIC PERSONS UNDER PAIN OF MONETARY COMPENSATION AND CONFISCATION AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS BRANCH OF CIVIL LAW.

Abstract

THE INHERENT SUPERIORITY OF EQUITY LAW OVER COMMON LAW CAN BE INVOKED ONLY WHEN THE COMMON LAW HAS BEEN SHOWN INSUFFICIENT TO DEAL WITH A PROBLEM. THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT IT HAS BEEN SHOWN INSUFFICIENT TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZED CRIME.