The Punishment Response

by Graeme Newman

Book Overview

Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have been punished or are liable to be punished have long objected to the legitimacy of punishment. We are all objects of punishment, yet we are also its users. Our ambivalence is so profound that not only do we punish others, but we punish ourselves as well. We view those who submit too willingly to punishment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412807840
• ISBN13: 9781412807845
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.8"