Popular punishment : on the normative significance of public opinion /

What role should public opinion play in the way the state deals with criminal offenders? This volume brings together leading philosophers, legal theorists, and criminologists to consider the various aspects of the relationship between public opinion and state punishment.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ryberg, Jesper (Editor), Roberts, Julian V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:Studies in penal theory and philosophy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:What role should public opinion play in the way the state deals with criminal offenders? This volume brings together leading philosophers, legal theorists, and criminologists to consider the various aspects of the relationship between public opinion and state punishment.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199941384
0199941386
9780199374694
0199374694