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Item Details
Title:
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JUSTICE IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
RETHINKING CAPITAL AND LESSER PUNISHMENTS |
By: |
Michael Davis |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£95.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0847682692 |
ISBN 13: |
9780847682690 |
Publisher: |
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD |
Pub. date: |
28 September, 1996 |
Pages: |
288 |
Description: |
By systematically dissecting the arguments in favour of capital punishment, this book shows why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments. If punishment is to be in proportion to the crime, the author believes a rethinking of the criminal justice system is essential. |
Synopsis: |
In 1994, Congress established more than sixty new capital crimes with wide public support. Davis argues that, if the U.S. is ever to join the majority of the world in abolishing capital punishment, opponents of the death penalty must make a stronger philosophical case against it. He systematically dissects the arguments in favor of capital punishment and demonstrates why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments. By connecting the death penalty to a general theory of punishment in which penalties are retributive in proportion to the crime, Davis shows why we must reconceive the entire criminal justice system and address violent crime more successfully before the death penalty can be successfully opposed. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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