Popular punishment: on the normative significance of public opinion

What role should public opinion play in the way the state deals with criminal offenders? This volume brings together leading philosophers, legal theorists, and criminologists to consider the various aspects of the relationship between public opinion and state punishment.

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Contributors: Ryberg, Jesper (Editor) ; Roberts, Julian V. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
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Summary:What role should public opinion play in the way the state deals with criminal offenders? This volume brings together leading philosophers, legal theorists, and criminologists to consider the various aspects of the relationship between public opinion and state punishment.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 262 Seiten)
ISBN:9780199374694
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199941377.001.0001