| State Punishment Contributor(s): Lacey, Nicola (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138178500 ISBN-13: 9781138178502 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 364.6 |
| Series: Routledge Critical Assessments of Leading Economists |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments in context of other political questions, such as the nature of political obligation and the function and scope of criminal law. Arguing that no convincing set of justifying reasons has so far been produced, she puts forward a theory of punishments which places the values of the community at its centre. |