Harsh justice: criminal punishment and the widening divide between america and europe
Auteur :
Whitman, James Q.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195182606
Date de publication :
5 mai 2005
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,7 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
485 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this work of comparative legal history, the author argues that the answer lies in America's triumphant embrace of a non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power which have contributed to a law of punishment that is more willing to degrade offenders.