Limits to Pain: The Role of Punishment in Penal Policy

by Nils Christie

Book Overview

Inflicting pain is a serious matter, often at variance with cherished values such as kindness and forgiveness. Attempts might therefore be made to hide the basic character of the activity, or to give various scientific reasons for inflicting pain. Such attempts are systematically described in this book, and related to social conditions. None of these attempts to cope with pain seem to be quite satisfactory. It is as if societies in their struggle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556355971
• ISBN13: 9781556355974
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.5"