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How can a system of criminal punishment be justified? In particular can it be justified if the moral demand that we respect each other as autonomous moral agents is taken seriously? Traditional attempts to justify punishment as a deterrent or as retribution fail, but Duff suggests that punishment can be understood as a communicative attempt to bring a wrong-doer to repent her crime. This account is supported by discussions of moral blame, of penance, of the nature of the law's demands, and of the proper meaning and purpose of the criminal process of trial and verdict: it deals both with the ideals that should inform a system of criminal law and the extent to which those ideals are actualised in existing institutions and practices. The conclusion is pessimistic: punishment cannot be justified within our legal system; and this gap between the ideal and the actual presents us with serious moral dilemmas.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521407618 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0521407613 |
| Weight | 1.00 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.50 x 0.83 x 8.50 In |
| List Price | $47.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 332 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 1991-04-26 |
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