Walter Berns

For Capital Punishment

Crime and the Morality of the Death Penalty

Buch

This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution. He points out that the steady moderation of criminal law has not effected a corresponding moderation in criminal ways or improved the conditions under which men must live. He decries the pious sentiment of those who maintain that criminals need to be rehabilitated. He concludes that t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8191-8150-3
EAN: 9780819181503
Produktnummer: 1638830
Verlag: University Press Of America
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Seitenangabe: 226 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.3 cm 308 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 308

Über den Autor

Walter Berns is John M. Olin University Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University and adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.