Criminal offenses violate public order, so victims never act as litigating parties

Evidence

The criminal law establishes which actions are offenses against society and prescribes the punishment to be imposed for such conduct. The criminal law thus is a branch of public law. The parties in a criminal case are always the government, which prosecutes the case, and the defendant charged with the criminal violation. Although they may have an interest in the outcome of a prosecution, victims of crime are not parties to the litigation. The criminal offense is understood as a violation of the public order, not as an offense against a particular person. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 170

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines criminal law, explains that victims are not parties, and why.
• XREF: connects to: Public opinion enforces obligations that courts will never bind into platforms — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms,…, 635

Broader Connections

• Public opinion enforces obligations that courts will never bind into platforms #expands (0.74) — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 635