Theory of Legal Punishment
This book argues for a mixed theory of legal punishment that treats both crime reduction and retribution as important aims of the state.
A central question in the philosophy of law is why the state’s punishment of its own citizens is justified. Traditionally, two theories of punishment have dominated the field: consequentialism and retributivism. According to consequentialism, punishment is justifi...
This book argues for a mixed theory of legal punishment that treats both crime reduction and retribution as important aims of the state.
A central question in the philosophy of law is why the state’s punishment of its own citizens is justified. Traditionally, two theories of punishment have dominated the field: consequentialism and retributivism. According to consequentialism, punishment is justifi...