Distributive Principles of Criminal Law: Who Should Be Punished How Much

by Paul H. Robinson

Book Overview

The rules governing who will be punished and how much determine a society's success in two of its most fundamental functions: doing justice and protecting citizens from crime. Drawing from the existing theoretical literature and adding to it recent insights from the social sciences, Paul Robinson describes the nature of the practical challenge in setting rational punishment principles, how past efforts have failed, and the alternatives that have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195365755
• ISBN13: 9780195365757
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"