Of one-eyed and toothless miscreants making the punishment fit the crime?
Of one-eyed and toothless miscreants making the punishment fit the crime?
Michael Tonry.
- London Oxford University Press 2019
- 1 online resource (264 Pages)
- Studies in crime and public policy Oxford scholarship online .
- Studies in crime and public policy. Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume examines scholarly and lay thinking about punishment of people convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on 'making the punishment fit the crime.' The contributors challenge the most prevalent current theories and emphasize the need for a shift away from the politicized emotionalism of recent decades. They argue that theories that coincided with mass incarceration and rampant injustice to countless individuals are evolving in ways that better countenance moving toward more humane and thoughtful approaches.
Specialized.
9780190070625
Punishment--Philosophy.
Retribution--Philosophy.
Proportionality in law.
K5103
364.601
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume examines scholarly and lay thinking about punishment of people convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on 'making the punishment fit the crime.' The contributors challenge the most prevalent current theories and emphasize the need for a shift away from the politicized emotionalism of recent decades. They argue that theories that coincided with mass incarceration and rampant injustice to countless individuals are evolving in ways that better countenance moving toward more humane and thoughtful approaches.
Specialized.
9780190070625
Punishment--Philosophy.
Retribution--Philosophy.
Proportionality in law.
K5103
364.601