The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility

by Erin I. Kelly

Faith in the power and righteousness of retribution has taken over the American criminal justice system. Approaching punishment and responsibility from a philosophical perspective, Erin Kelly challenges the moralism behind harsh treatment of criminal offenders and calls into question our society's commitment to mass incarceration.

The Limits of Blame takes issue with a criminal justice system that aligns legal criteria of guilt with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674980778
• ISBN13: 9780674980778
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"