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- catalog abstract ""Drawing on both empirical evidence and philosophical literature, this book argues that the harm done by punishing criminal offenders is ultimately morally unjustified. Asserting that punishment inflicts both intended and unintended harms on offenders, Deirdre Golash suggests that crime can be reduced by addressing social problems correlated with high crime rates, such as income inequality and local social disorganization. Punishment may reduce crime, but in so doing, causes a comparable amount of harm to offenders. Instead, Golash suggests, we should address criminal acts through trial, conviction, and compensation to the victim, while also providing the criminal with the opportunity to reconcile with society through morally good action rather than punishment."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b13289174.
- catalog created "c2005.".
- catalog date "2005".
- catalog date "c2005.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2005.".
- catalog description ""Drawing on both empirical evidence and philosophical literature, this book argues that the harm done by punishing criminal offenders is ultimately morally unjustified. Asserting that punishment inflicts both intended and unintended harms on offenders, Deirdre Golash suggests that crime can be reduced by addressing social problems correlated with high crime rates, such as income inequality and local social disorganization. Punishment may reduce crime, but in so doing, causes a comparable amount of harm to offenders. Instead, Golash suggests, we should address criminal acts through trial, conviction, and compensation to the victim, while also providing the criminal with the opportunity to reconcile with society through morally good action rather than punishment."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "An institution in search of moral grounding -- Does punishment do more good than harm? -- Preserving the moral code -- Retribution and social choice -- Punishment as self defense -- Punishment as communication -- Is punishment justified? -- What if punishment is not justified?.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-210) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 217 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0814731589 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2005".
- catalog issued "c2005.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New York University Press,".
- catalog subject "364.6 22".
- catalog subject "HV8693 .G65 2005".
- catalog subject "Punishment.".
- catalog tableOfContents "An institution in search of moral grounding -- Does punishment do more good than harm? -- Preserving the moral code -- Retribution and social choice -- Punishment as self defense -- Punishment as communication -- Is punishment justified? -- What if punishment is not justified?.".
- catalog title "The case against punishment : retribution, crime prevention, and the law / Deirdre Golash.".
- catalog type "text".