Prior Fault Criminalization: Empirical Insights

Name: Prior Fault Criminalization: Empirical Insights
Start: 2026-11-30
End: 2026-11-30
Location: Faculty of Law - Seminar Room D

Speaker(s):

John Child, Professor at Birmingham Law School; Hans Crombag, Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Sussex

Series:

Criminal Law Discussion Group

Associated with:

Criminal Law Discussion Group Criminal Law Research Group

About the event

Event date:

30 November 2026

Event time:

13:00 - 14:30

Oxford week:

MT 8

Venue:

Faculty of Law - Seminar Room D

Registration:

Organised by:

Criminal Law Discussion Group

Who to contact:

Ayan Gupta

Emmanouela Kritikou

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Abstract

In our recent book ‘Prior Fault Criminalization’, we built a model of prior fault, informed by empirical studies of intoxicated mistake making. In this talk, we provide an outline of those studies and discuss how data were used to assist in the theorising of prior fault within the criminal law. We will also set out plans for follow-on empirical studies, where we are keen to hear comments and suggestions from the discussion group.