Desert, Retribution, and Torture

by Stephen Kershnar

On some accounts, punishment is justified by the good results that it brings about. In particular, punishment deters, incapacitates, and may, in some cases, rehabilitate criminals. On a retributivist theory, punishment is not justified on the basis of these desirable results, but rather on the fact that the wrongdoer has done something that deserves punishment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761821538
• ISBN13: 9780761821533
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"