Punitive imagination, the: law, justice, and responsibility
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817357993
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
22,6 x 14,9 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From the Gospel of Matthew to numerous US Supreme Court justices, many literary and legal sources have observed that how a society metes out punishment reveals core truths about its character. The Punitive Imagination is a collection of essays that engages and contributes to debates about the purposes and meanings of punishment in the US.