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Play Fair With Punishment, Richard Dagger
Play Fair With Punishment, Richard Dagger
Political Science Faculty Publications
If we want to provide a justification for legal punishment, then, we must answer two distinct questions: (1) What justifies punishment as a social practice? and (2) What justifies punishing particular persons? The principle of fair play is an especially attractive theory of punishment, I shall agree, because it offers plausible and compelling answers to both these questions. I shall also suggest that there is a third question - How should we punish those who commit crimes? - that fair play cannot answer without help from other sources.
Criminology: A Reader's Guide, Bruce P. Archibald
Criminology: A Reader's Guide, Bruce P. Archibald
Dalhousie Law Journal
As a journeyman law teacher, sometime sociologist, enthusiastic law reformer, and an occasional dabbler in criminology and comparative law, this volume came to me like manna from heaven. It's an intelligent catalogue of almost all I ever wanted to know but most often never had time to read. Modestly called "a reader's guide", this book will serve a multitude of purposes for anyone with an interest in criminology. It is an excellent starting point for the student wishing to commence research on nearly any serious criminological topic. Criminal justice professionals who wish to step out of their narrow niche and …
Political Crime In Contemporary America: A Critical Approach, Kenneth Tunnell
Political Crime In Contemporary America: A Critical Approach, Kenneth Tunnell
Kenneth Tunnell
Nine essays explore not only politically motivated crimes against the state, but also harmful acts committed by the government, a category usually omitted in discussions of political crime. Among the topics are social relationships that can be considered criminal but are legal, debunking the "pro-life" agenda, the role of the state in violence against women, and hate crimes and the far right.
Inside The Drug Trade: Trafficking From The Dealer's Perspective, Kenneth Tunnell
Inside The Drug Trade: Trafficking From The Dealer's Perspective, Kenneth Tunnell
Kenneth Tunnell
Over the past decade drug laws have increased in number and in punishment severity. Prison sentences for drug trafficking have increased in length and greater numbers of individuals have been incarcerated for violating new, "get tough" drug policies. Yet, we know little about once-active drug traffickers who presently receive longer prison sentences than at any time previously. We know little about their trafficking networks, their modes of connecting with buyers and sellers of drugs, and how their drug use contributes to their dealing. To address these issues, a sample of incarcerated drug traffickers was selected and interviewed. The major findings …