Of one-eyed and toothless miscreants : making the punishment fit the crime? / Michael Tonry.

Contributor(s):

Tonry, Michael H [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in crime and public policy | Oxford scholarship onlinePublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780190070625 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

364.601 23

LOC classification:

K5103

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Summary: This volume examines scholarly and lay thinking about punishment of people convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on 'making the punishment fit the crime.' The contributors challenge the most prevalent current theories and emphasize the need for a shift away from the politicized emotionalism of recent decades. They argue that theories that coincided with mass incarceration and rampant injustice to countless individuals are evolving in ways that better countenance moving toward more humane and thoughtful approaches.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume examines scholarly and lay thinking about punishment of people convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on 'making the punishment fit the crime.' The contributors challenge the most prevalent current theories and emphasize the need for a shift away from the politicized emotionalism of recent decades. They argue that theories that coincided with mass incarceration and rampant injustice to countless individuals are evolving in ways that better countenance moving toward more humane and thoughtful approaches.

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Of one-eyed and toothless miscreants : making the punishment fit the crime? / Michael Tonry.