# Criminal Law: There are alternatives

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Leslie Thomas KC
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Law
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/criminal-law-there-are-alternatives)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

An excerpt taken from a lecture by Professor Leslie Thomas KC called 'Do We Need Criminal law?' What is the role of criminal law in society, and do we need it? How did English criminal law develop? The traditional justifications for criminalisation are retribution, deterrence, containment and control: do they stand up to scrutiny? Watch the full lecture here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/criminal-law

## Lectures

1. [Criminal Law: There are alternatives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/criminal-law-there-are-alternatives/55ebf04c176a) (YouTube)