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The case against punishment [[electronic resource] ] : retribution, crime prevention, and the law / / Deirdre Golash
| The case against punishment [[electronic resource] ] : retribution, crime prevention, and the law / / Deirdre Golash |
| Autore | Golash Deirdre |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.6 |
| Soggetto topico | Punishment |
| Soggetto non controllato |
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argues book criminal done harm morally offenders punishing that ultimately unjustified |
| ISBN |
0-8147-3329-8
1-4294-1411-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Case Against Punishment -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 An Institution in Search of Moral Grounding -- I. Introduction -- II. Harms Done by Punishment -- III. Justifying the Harm of Punishment -- 2 Does Punishment Do More Good than Harm? -- I. Introduction -- II. Crime-Preventive Effects of Punishment -- III. Consideration of Alternatives -- IV. Theoretical Objections -- V. Conclusion -- 3 Preserving the Moral Order -- I. Hegel -- II. Punishment as Vindicating Victims -- III. Punishment as Expressing Justified Anger -- 4 Retribution and Social Choice -- I. Introduction -- II. Pure Retributivism -- III. Retributive Punishment as Promoting Social Control -- IV. Restitution -- V. Conclusion -- 5 Punishment as Self-Defense -- I. Introduction -- II. What Justifies Self-Defense? -- III. Conclusion -- 6 Punishment as Communication -- I. Introduction -- II. Moral Reform Theories -- III. Paternalism -- IV. Nonpaternalistic Goals -- V. Aiming at the Good of the Offender -- VI. Restoring Relationships -- VII. Moral Reform in an Ideal Society -- VIII. Conclusion -- 7 Is Punishment Justified? -- I. Crime Prevention: Doing Good by Doing Harm -- II. Harming Offenders as Good in Itself -- III. Harming Offenders for Their Own Moral Good -- IV. Conclusion -- 8 What if Punishment Is Not Justified? -- I. Introduction -- II. Crime Prevention -- III. Responding to Unprevented Crimes -- IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Golash Deirdre
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2005 | ||
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Sin no more [[electronic resource] ] : from abortion to stem cells, understanding crime, law, and morality in America / / John Dombrink and Daniel Hillyard
| Sin no more [[electronic resource] ] : from abortion to stem cells, understanding crime, law, and morality in America / / John Dombrink and Daniel Hillyard |
| Autore | Dombrink John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 170.973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HillyardDaniel <1962-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Social values - United States
Social problems - Moral and ethical aspects Social ethics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
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abortion assisted cell disputed examination gambling issues legalized morally most offers politically research rights some stem suicide time vivid |
| ISBN |
0-8147-8514-X
0-8147-2024-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Changing moralities : shifts in American attitudes and law in the moral values debate? -- Painless prosperity : the spread of legal gambling -- Abortion : contestation and ambivalence in the long era of Roe v. Wade -- Gay rights : beyond tolerance and privacy to equality -- Assisted suicide : the road to new rules of dying -- Stem cells : framing battles and the race for a cure -- Conclusion: To form a more purple union? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778245503321 |
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Dombrink John
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2007 | ||
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