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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457503203321

Titolo

Retributivism has a past [[electronic resource] ] : has it a future? / / edited by Michael Tonry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-19-991937-2

1-283-42738-9

9786613427380

0-19-979840-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Studies in penal theory and philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

TonryMichael H

Disciplina

364.601

Soggetti

Punishment - Philosophy

Retribution

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1. Can Twenty-first Century Punishment Policies Be Justified in Principle?; 2. Is Twenty-first Century Punishment Post-desert?; 3. What Does Wrongdoing Deserve?; 4. Responsibility, Restoration, and Retribution; 5. Punishment and Desert-adjusted Utilitarianism; 6. The Future of State Punishment: The Role of Public Opinion in Sentencing; 7. A Political Theory of Imprisonment for Public Protection; 8. Terror as a Theory of Punishment; 9. Can Above-desert Penalties Be Justified by Competing Deontological Theories?

10. Never Mind the Pain, It's a Measure! Justifying Measures as Part of the Dutch Bifurcated System of Sanctions11. Retributivism, Proportionality, and the Challenge of the Drug Court Movement; 12. Drug Treatment Courts as Communicative Punishment; 13. Punishment Futures: The Desert-model Debate and the Importance of the Criminal Law Context; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

For nearly two centuries in the United States, the punishment of crime was largely aimed, in theory and in practice, at prevention, rehabilitation or incapacitation, and deterrence. In the mid-1970's, a sharp-and some argued permanent-shift occurred. Punishment in the



criminal justice system became first and foremost about retribution. Retribution trumped rehabilitation; proportionality outweighed prevention. The retributivist sea change was short-lived, however. After a few decades, some policy makers returned tentatively to individualized approaches to punishment, launching initiatives like...