Public Health Law Articles

Edward P. Richards, The Jurisprudence Of Prevention: The Right Of Societal Self-Defense Against Dangerous Persons, 16 Hast Const L Q 320 (1989)^a1 (PDF for printing)

Introduction
I. Public Health Jurisprudence


A. The Historical Perspective
*338 B. Hallmarks of Traditional and Modern Public Health Cases


1. Distinguishing Public Health Restrictions from Punishment
2. Expert Decision-makers
3. Review of Public Health Orders
4. Standard of Proof


II. The Jurisprudence of Prevention


A. The Background of the Prevention Decisions


1. In re Gault
2. In re Winship


*352 B. The Prevention Cases


1. Addington v. Texas
2. Bell v. Wolfish
3. Barefoot v. Estelle
4. Schall v. Martin
5. Allen v. Illinois
6. Hilton v. Braunskill
7. United States v. Salerno


III. Reconciling Traditional Public Health Jurisprudence and the Jurisprudence of Prevention


A. The Punishment-Oriented Prevention Model
B. A Risk Analysis Basis for the Jurisprudence of Prevention


Conclusions