Why Punish?: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Punishment

by Rob Canton

Why do we punish? Is it because only punishment can achieve justice for victims and 'right the wrong' of a crime? Or is it justified because it reduces crime, by deterring potential offenders, offering rehabilitative treatment to others and incapacitating the most dangerous? The complex answers to this enduring question vary across time and place, and are directly linked to people's personal, cultural, social, religious and ethical commitments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137449039
• ISBN13: 9781137449030
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"