Retributivism: Essays on Theory and Policy

by Mark D. White

In Retributivism: Essays on Theory and Policy, Professor Mark D. White and his contributors offer analysis and explanations of new developments in retributivism, the philosophical account of punishment that holds that wrongdoers must be punished as a matter of right, duty, or justice, rather than to serve some general social purpose. The contemporary debate over retributivist punishment has become particularly vibrant in recent years, focusing increasingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199752230
• ISBN13: 9780199752232
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"