Understanding Justice 2/E: An introduction to Ideas, Perspectives and Controversies in Modern Penal TheroryThis revised and updated edition of a highly successful text provides a comprehensive account of the ideas and controversies that have arisen within law, philosophy, sociology and criminology about the punishment of criminals. Written in a clear, accessible style, it summarises major philosophical ideas - retribution, rehabilitation, incapacitation - and discusses their strengths and weaknesses. |
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Contents
Chapter 01 Perspectives on punishment | 1 |
the juridical perspective | 15 |
the sociological perspective | 93 |
Part Three Towards justice? | 173 |
Postscript | 175 |
Glossary of key terms | 193 |
Suggestions for further reading | 195 |
| 197 | |
| 212 | |
Back Cover | 219 |
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Understanding Justice: An Introduction to Ideas, Perspectives and ... Barbara Hudson No preview available - 1996 |
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| Title | Understanding Justice 2/E: An introduction to Ideas, Perspectives and Controversies in Modern Penal Therory Crime and justice |
| Author | Hudson, Barbara |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2003 |
| ISBN | 0335210368, 9780335210367 |
| Length | 218 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Criminology |
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