How should a liberal system of criminal law protect individuals in their right not to be subjected to sexual contact against their will, while also safeguarding their right to engage in (private consensual) sexual conduct in which they do wish to participate? Taking on a fascinating collection of real-world moral and legal puzzles, Criminalizing Sex develops a framework for harmonizing these goals across a wide range of sexual offenses — including rape and sexual assault, sexual harassment, voyeurism, indecent exposure, incest, sadomasochistic assault, prostitution, bestiality, and necrophilia. Learn more…
“A masterpiece, by one of the leading criminal law scholars of our generation.”
“Magisterial. I am sure it will come to be recognized as a work of enormous significance in this area of the law.”
“Engaging and brilliant.”
“Indispensable. Readers from all over the world will profit from this clear, analytical approach that transcends the boundaries of national law.”
Interview on Antonio J. Rubio Martínez’s podcast, Ultima Ratio (April 2025)
Ken Serrano, Flash a PBA card and avoid a ticket? Damning report on the practice draws little response, Asbury Park Press (April 1, 2025)
Emily Stewart, It’s not just setting Teslas on fire. Now irate Americans are shoplifting from Whole Foods, Business Insider (March 27, 2025)
Adam Clark, Who Killed Frankie?, Newark Star Ledger (Dec. 19, 2024)
Carene Harb, Will Trump’s Hush Money Case be Dismissed? Judge Merchan’s Options, Newsweek (Nov. 29, 2024).
Carene Harb, Will Donald Trump Reduce Crime? Criminologists’ Verdicts, Newsweek (Nov. 23, 2024)
Prosecutions of Shooters’ Parents Tread on Dangerous Ground, Baltimore Sun (Sept. 15, 2024), https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/15/georgia-shooting-colin-gray-prosecution/
Salvador Rizzo, Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial, where gold bars may shine, begins Monday, Washington Post (May 12, 2024)
Jason Meisner, Illegal bribe or legitimate ‘gratuity’: How a $13,000 payment to an Indiana mayor could alter political corruption cases in Chicago, Chicago Tribune (Jan. 14, 2024)
Benjamin S. Weiss, In backlash to Trump indictments, House GOP vow probe of Georgia DA, Courthouse News (Aug. 24, 2023)
Bruce Golding, New Wild West: More Guns and Stand-Your-Ground Laws Fuel ‘Self-Defense’ Shootings, Experts Say, The Messenger (July 6, 2023)
Peter Coy, Retail Theft Has Gotten Very Organized, New York Times (Dec. 1, 2021)
Cristiano Lima, Proving Amazon ‘lied’ to Congress is easier said than done, legal experts say, Washington Post (Oct. 19, 2021)
Dave Michaels, Supreme Court’s Bridgegate Ruling Casts Shadow on Federal Fraud Cases, Wall Street Journal (April 12, 2021)
New Books Network podcast interview (with Rachel Stuart) (April 7, 2021)
WHYY Radio Times (March 1, 2021) (on marijuana legalization in New Jersey)
Greg Farrell, “Trump Seen Flexing His Clemency Power After Nov. 3, Win or Lose,” Bloomberg.com (Oct. 30, 2020)
Maria Moreira Rato, “O cibernegócio do sexo. ‘Somos pessoas que vivem experiências únicas secretamente,’” SOL (Oct. 28, 2020) (Portugal)
“Learning the Art of Teaching Through a Screen,” N.Y. Daily News (Sept. 10, 2020).
“Page 99 Test”
(April 13, 2020)
“Good Law/Bad Law” podcast
(April 10, 2020)
“Harvey Weinstein and the Decriminalization of Prostitution”
Oxford University Press blog (March 23, 2020)
“No, the Harvey Weinstein Verdict Isn’t a Judgment on #MeToo Itself”
New York Daily News (Feb. 19, 2020)
“The Looming Question in Rape Law After Harvey Weinstein”
Wall Street Journal (Jan. 3, 2020)
Radio interview
(Ross Kaminsky Denver KHOW talk radio)
Radio interview on KPCC Los Angeles
(Larry Mangle “Air Talk”)
Stuart Green is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University. He has also served as a visiting professor or visiting fellow at the Universities of Glasgow, Melbourne, Michigan, Oxford, and Tel Aviv, the Australian National University, and the London School of Economics. In addition to Criminalizing Sex, his books include Thirteen Ways to Steal a Bicycle: Theft Law in the Information Age (2012) and Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: A Moral Theory of White Collar Crime (2006). He is also a frequent commentator on issues in criminal law and ethics in national and international media. Learn more…
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