LEADER 04608nam 22007454a 450 001 9910819105703321 005 20240516123959.0 010 $a0-8147-3329-8 010 $a1-4294-1411-1 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814733295 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245278 035 $a(EBL)865497 035 $a(OCoLC)782877946 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000118405 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11125057 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000118405 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053937 035 $a(PQKB)10716520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865497 035 $a(OCoLC)76838885 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10786 035 $a(DE-B1597)548473 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814733295 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865497 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10137165 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245278 100 $a20040629d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe case against punishment$b[electronic resource] $eretribution, crime prevention, and the law /$fDeirdre Golash 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8147-3184-8 311 0 $a0-8147-3158-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-210) and index. 327 $tThe Case Against Punishment --$tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1 An Institution in Search of Moral Grounding --$tI. Introduction --$tII. Harms Done by Punishment --$tIII. Justifying the Harm of Punishment --$t2 Does Punishment Do More Good than Harm? --$tI. Introduction --$tII. Crime-Preventive Effects of Punishment --$tIII. Consideration of Alternatives --$tIV. Theoretical Objections --$tV. Conclusion --$t3 Preserving the Moral Order --$tI. Hegel --$tII. Punishment as Vindicating Victims --$tIII. Punishment as Expressing Justified Anger --$t4 Retribution and Social Choice --$tI. Introduction --$tII. Pure Retributivism --$tIII. Retributive Punishment as Promoting Social Control --$tIV. Restitution --$tV. Conclusion --$t5 Punishment as Self-Defense --$tI. Introduction --$tII. What Justifies Self-Defense? --$tIII. Conclusion --$t6 Punishment as Communication --$tI. Introduction --$tII. Moral Reform Theories --$tIII. Paternalism --$tIV. Nonpaternalistic Goals --$tV. Aiming at the Good of the Offender --$tVI. Restoring Relationships --$tVII. Moral Reform in an Ideal Society --$tVIII. Conclusion --$t7 Is Punishment Justified? --$tI. Crime Prevention: Doing Good by Doing Harm --$tII. Harming Offenders as Good in Itself --$tIII. Harming Offenders for Their Own Moral Good --$tIV. Conclusion --$t8 What if Punishment Is Not Justified? --$tI. Introduction --$tII. Crime Prevention --$tIII. Responding to Unprevented Crimes --$tIV. Conclusion --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aWhat ends do we expect and hope to serve in punishing criminal wrongdoers? Does the punishment of offenders do more harm than good for American society? In The Case against Punishment, Deirdre Golash addresses these and other questions about the value of punishment in contemporary society. Drawing on both empirical evidence and philosophical literature, this book argues that the harm done by punishing criminal offenders is ultimately morally unjustified. Asserting that punishment inflicts both intended and unintended harms on offenders, Golash suggests that crime can be reduced by addressing social problems correlated with high crime rates, such as income inequality and local social disorganization. Punishment may reduce crime, but in so doing, causes a comparable amount of harm to offenders. Instead, Golash suggests, we should address criminal acts through trial, conviction, and compensation to the victim, while also providing the criminal with the opportunity to reconcile with society through morally good action rather than punishment. 606 $aPunishment 610 $aThis. 610 $aargues. 610 $abook. 610 $acriminal. 610 $adone. 610 $aharm. 610 $amorally. 610 $aoffenders. 610 $apunishing. 610 $athat. 610 $aultimately. 610 $aunjustified. 615 0$aPunishment. 676 $a364.6 700 $aGolash$b Deirdre$01617150 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819105703321 996 $aThe case against punishment$93948214 997 $aUNINA