Artículos relacionados a Retributivism Has a Past: Has It a Future? (Studies...

Retributivism Has a Past: Has It a Future? (Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy)

 
9780199798407: Retributivism Has a Past: Has It a Future? (Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy)
Ver todas las copias de esta edición ISBN.
 
 
For nearly two centuries in the United States, the punishment of crime was largely aimed, in theory and in practice, at prevention, rehabilitation or incapacitation, and deterrence. In the mid-1970s, a sharp-and some argued permanent-shift occurred. Punishment in the criminal justice system became first and foremost about retribution. Retribution trumped rehabilitation; proportionality outweighed prevention. The retributivist sea change was short-lived, however. After a few decades, some policy makers returned tentatively to individualized approaches to punishment, launching initiatives like drug courts and programs for treatment and reentry. Others promoted policies that retained the rhetoric but betrayed the theory-punishment in proportion to culpability-of retributivism, resulting in mandatory minimum sentences, three-strikes-and-you're-out laws, "dangerous offender" and "sexual predator" laws, "truth in sentencing," and life without the possibility of parole.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Review:

"Writings on theories of punishment are legion, but this volume has a distinct freshness--a group of top international scholars with varying perspectives have been encouraged to explore the interfaces between philosophies of punishment and contemporary penal practices. Nothing is taken for granted. Drug courts, 'three strikes and you're out' laws, and sentences lengthened for public protection are all vital issues of public policy that receive scrutiny in this volume. While the title of the volume refers to retributivism, the essays themselves are not confined to discussions of the future of desert theory: they explore the future place of restorative justice, incapacitation and other rationales, and examine challenges to the basic tenets of desert theory. The intellectual freshness of this volume should make it a focus of study and argument for years to come."
--Andrew Ashworth, Vinerian Professor of English Law, University of Oxford


"Retributivism Has a Past is an important book that both reconsiders the past and may well reconfigure the future of criminal punishment. Michael Tonry's grand introductory essay examines retributivism's resurgence in light of actual practices, especially in the United States. Each of the essays by other major figures in punishment theory, law, and philosophy critically examines a variety of theories of punishment, old and new. Many of the essays, including several by prominent younger contributors to these debates, engage contemporary theories and concepts of restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, rehabilitation of offenders, and mandatory punishments. Most newer approaches are difficult to reconcile, both in theory and in practice, with retributive understandings of criminal justice."
--Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor, Yale Law School


..".an important discussion of retributivism, both [in] theory and practice. It is a must read for punishment theorists. The discussion of both theoretical and practical features of retributivism gives the book a wider scope than the philosophical literature and this is a welcome development." -- Stephen Kershnar, Journal of Moral Philosophy


"Writings on theories of punishment are legion, but this volume has a distinct freshness--a group of top international scholars with varying perspectives have been encouraged to explore the interfaces between philosophies of punishment and contemporary penal practices. Nothing is taken for granted. Drug courts, 'three strikes and you're out' laws, and sentences lengthened for public protection are all vital issues of public policy that receive scrutiny in this volume. While the title of the volume refers to retributivism, the essays themselves are not confined to discussions of the future of desert theory: they explore the future place of restorative justice, incapacitation and other rationales, and examine challenges to the basic tenets of desert theory. The intellectual freshness of this volume should make it a focus of study and argument for years to come."
--Andrew Ashworth, Vinerian Professor of English Law, University of Oxford


"Retributivism Has a Past is an important book that both reconsiders the past and may well reconfigure the future of criminal punishment. Michael Tonry's grand introductory essay examines retributivism's resurgence in light of actual practices, especially in the United States. Each of the essays by other major figures in punishment theory, law, and philosophy critically examines a variety of theories of punishment, old and new. Many of the essays, including several by prominent younger contributors to these debates, engage contemporary theories and concepts of restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, rehabilitation of offenders, and mandatory punishments. Most newer approaches are difficult to reconcile, both in theory and in practice, with retributive understandings of criminal justice."
--Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor, Yale Law School


..".an important discussion of retributivism, both [in] theory and practice. It is a must read for punishment theorists. The discussion of both theoretical and practical features of retributivism gives the book a wider scope than the philosophical literature and this is a welcome development." -- Stephen Kershnar, Journal of Moral Philosophy


About the Author:
Michael Tonry is Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Minnesota Law School, and Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Free University Amsterdam.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

  • EditorialNot Avail
  • Año de publicación2014
  • ISBN 10 0199798400
  • ISBN 13 9780199798407
  • EncuadernaciónDigital Download
  • Número de páginas304

(Ningún ejemplar disponible)

Buscar:



Crear una petición

Si conoce el autor y el título del libro pero no lo encuentra en IberLibro, nosotros podemos buscarlo por usted e informarle por e-mail en cuanto el libro esté disponible en nuestras páginas web.

Crear una petición

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780199798278: Retributivism Has a Past: Has It a Future? (Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780199798278
Editorial: OUP USA, 2012
Tapa dura

Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks