Punishment: theory and practice
Auteur :
Tunick, Mark
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520077379
Date de publication :
25 août 1992
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What actions should be punished? Should plea-bargaining be allowed? How should sentencing be determined? This study explores why society punishes wrongdoing and how it implements punishment. It contends that the theory and practice of punishment are inherently linked.