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Document Type
Article Draft
Publication Date
12-31-1992
Abstract
Blackmail law can impact on the belief structures (moralisms) and behaviors of both the potential criminal and the potential victim; it also can affect the conceptual and value structures of lawyers and other societal onlookers. These issues surrounding what one might call the "symbolic" virtues of outlawing the act of blackmail may help to explain why blackmail law seems relatively unconcerned with the well-being of the victim.
Recommended Citation
Wendy J. Gordon, Norms of Pride and Resistance: Psychology, Virtue, and the Blackmail Puzzle (Dec. 31, 1992) (unpublished manuscript).
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