Judge and Punish: The Penal State on Trial

by Geoffroy de Lagasnerie

Book Overview

What remains anti-democratic in our criminal justice systems, and where does it come from? Geoffroy de Lagasnerie spent years sitting in on trials, watching as individuals were judged and sentenced for armed robbery, assault, rape, and murder. His experience led to this original reflection on the penal state, power, and violence that identifies a paradox in the way justice is exercised in liberal democracies. In order to pronounce a judgment, a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503605787
• ISBN13: 9781503605787
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"