Why Punish?: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Punishment - Couverture souple

Canton, Rob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1137449020 ISBN 13 : 9781137449023

Editeur : Red Globe Press, 2017

Synopsis

Why do we punish? Is it because only punishment can achieve justice for victims and 'right the wrong' of a crime? Or is it justified because it reduces crime, by deterring potential offenders, offering rehabilitative treatment to others and incapacitating the most dangerous? The complex answers to this enduring question vary across time and place, and are directly linked to people's personal, cultural, social, religious and ethical commitments and even their sense of identity.

This unique introduction to the philosophy of punishment provides a systematic analysis of the themes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation and restorative justice. Integrating philosophical, sociological, political and ethical perspectives, it provides a thorough and wide-ranging discussion of the purposes, meanings and justifications of punishment for crime and the extent to which punishment does, could or should live up to what it claims to achieve.

Why Punish? challenges criminology and criminal justice students as well as policy makers, judges, magistrates and criminal justice practitioners to think more critically about the role of punishment and the moral principles that underpin it. Bridging abstract theory with the realities of practice, Rob Canton asks what better punishment would look like and how it can be achieved.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rob Canton is Professor in Community and Criminal Justice at De Montfort University, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Red Globe Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1137449020
• ISBN 13: 9781137449023
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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