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The punitive imagination : law, justice, and responsibility /
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 purpos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama :
The University of Alabama Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 United States. The Punitive Imagination examines some of the critical assumptions that frame America''s approach to punishment. It explores questions such as:· What is the place of concern for human dignity in our prevailing ideologies of punishment?· |
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| Notas: | "This volume is the product of a symposium held at the University of Alabama School of Law on September 28, 2012"--Acknowledgments |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (186 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817387969 081738796X |