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Distributive principles of criminal law : who should be punished how much? /

Drawing from the existing theoretical literature and adding to it recent insights from the social sciences, Paul Robinson describes the nature of the practical challenge in setting rational punishment principles, how past efforts have failed, and the alternatives that have been tried.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Paul H., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Punishment > Philosophy.
Criminal liability > Philosophy.
Crime prevention > Philosophy.
Distributive justice.
Justice distributive.
Criminal Law.
LAW.
Criminal Procedure.
Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Crime prevention > Philosophy
Distributive justice
Punishment > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Drawing from the existing theoretical literature and adding to it recent insights from the social sciences, Paul Robinson describes the nature of the practical challenge in setting rational punishment principles, how past efforts have failed, and the alternatives that have been tried.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199867684
0199867682