Retributivism 1st Edition Essays on Theory and Policy

Description

• Author(s)
  Mark D. White
• Publisher
  Oxford University Press
• Format
  PDF
• Print ISBN
  9780199752232, 0199752230
• eText ISBN
  9780199752232, 0199752230
• Edition
  1st
• Copyright
• Details
  In Retributivism: Essays on Theory and Policy, Professor Mark D. White and his contributors offer analysis and explanations of new developments in retributivism, the philosophical account of punishment that holds that wrongdoers must be punished as a matter of right, duty, or justice, rather than to serve some general social purpose. The contemporary debate over retributivist punishment has become particularly vibrant in recent years, focusing increasingly on its political and economic as well as its philosophical aspects, and also on its practical ramifications in addition to theoretical implications. The twelve chapters in this book, written by leading legal scholars and philosophers, cover the various justifications and conceptions of retributivism, its philosophical foundations (often questioning conventional understandings), and how retributivism informs actual criminal justice procedures and practices.