The limits of blame : rethinking punishment and responsibility /

Faith in the power and righteousness of retribution has taken over the American criminal justice system. Approaching punishment and responsibility from a philosophical perspective, Limits of Blame takes issue with a criminal justice system that aligns legal criteria of guilt with moral criteria of b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kelly, Erin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Retribution > Philosophy.
Punishment > United States > Philosophy.
Criminal liability > United States > Philosophy.
Punition > Philosophie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
Punishment > Philosophy
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Criminalizing people
  • Accountability in criminal justice
  • Skepticism about moral desert
  • Blame and excuses
  • Criminal justice without blame
  • Rethinking punishment
  • Law enforcement in an unjust society
  • Conclusion: Civic justice.

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