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9781138047792: Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration
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ISBN 10 : 1138047791 ISBN 13 : 9781138047792
Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

One of the most important problems faced by the United States is addressing its broken criminal justice system. This collection of essays offers a thorough examination of incarceration as a form of punishment. In addition to focusing on the philosophical aspects related to punishment, the volume's diverse group of contributors provides additional background in criminology, economics, law, and sociology to help contextualize the philosophical issues. The first group of essays addresses whether or not our current institutions connected with punishment and incarceration are justified in a liberal society. The next set of chapters explores the negative effects of incarceration as a form of punishment, including its impact on children and families. The volume then describes how we arrived at our current situation in the United States, focusing on questions related to how we view prisons and prisoners, policing for profit, and the motivations of prosecutors in trying to secure convictions. Finally, Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration examines specific policy alternatives that might offer solutions to our current approach to punishment and incarceration.

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À propos de l?auteur

Chris W. Surprenant is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Project in Law, Liberty, and Morality at the University of New Orleans, USA. He is the author of Kant and the Cultivation of Virtue (Routledge 2014), co-editor of Kant and the Scottish Enlightenment (Routledge 2017) and Kant and Education: Interpretations and Commentary (Routledge 2011), and has written numerous articles on various aspects of Kant's moral and political philosophy.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138047791
ISBN 13 
9781138047792
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
344
Éditeur
Surprenant Chris
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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ISBN 10 :  0367889315 ISBN 13 :  9780367889319
Editeur : Routledge, 2019
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