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Posner and the Problem of Private Entrapment

By Corey Rayburnyung

One of the problems with the Internet age is that it enables unusual forms of private action within the criminal justice system. Among the most notorious of the private involvements is that of organizations like Perverted Justice which use sting-type operations to target potential sex criminals. However, because these organizations are private, they are able to "entrap" persons in ways that police are barred from doing. Via the Suits and Sentences Blog (HT: How Appealing), we see a summary of a recent Judge Posner opinion about the growing problems created by "private entrapment": But the really intriguing part of United States v. Morris, decided Dec. 5, was that Morris was raising a new defense in this age of Internet pervs and vigilantes. It seems the case law with Internet identity mistakes all revolves around law enforcement officers posing as minors or potential victims...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).