Sentencing in Time - Couverture souple

Meyer, Linda Ross

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1943208085 ISBN 13 : 9781943208081

Editeur : Amherst College Press, 2017

Synopsis

Exactly how is it we think the ends of justice are accomplished by sentencing someone to a term in prison? How do we relate a quantitative measure of time—months and years—to the objectives of deterring crime, punishing wrongdoers, and accomplishing justice for those touched by a criminal act? Linda Ross Meyer investigates these questions, examining the disconnect between our two basic modes of thinking about time—chronologically (seconds, minutes, hours), or phenomenologically (observing, taking note of, or being aware of the passing of time). In Sentencing in Time, Meyer asks whether—in overlooking the irreconcilability of these two modes of thinking about time—we are failing to accomplish the ends we believe the criminal justice system is designed to serve. Drawing on work in philosophy, legal theory, jurisprudence, and the history of penology, Meyer explores how, rather than condemning prisoners to an experience of time bereft of meaning, we might instead make the experience of incarceration constructively meaningful—and thus better aligned with social objectives of deterring crime, reforming offenders, and restoring justice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Linda Ross Meyer is professor of law at Quinnipiac University School of Law. A scholar at the intersection of law, philosophy, and culture, she served as a clerk for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the United States Supreme Court. She is the author of The Justice of Mercy (University of Michigan Press, 2010), as well as numerous book chapters and articles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amherst College Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1943208085
• ISBN 13: 9781943208081
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
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