Crime and Punishment
Author | : Hyman Gross |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2012-01-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199644711 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199644713 |
Rating | : 4/5 (713 Downloads) |
Download or read book Crime and Punishment written by Hyman Gross and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an engaging critique of current criminal justice practice in the UK and USA, this book introduces central questions of criminal law theory. It develops a forceful argument that the prevailing justifications for punishment are misguided, and have resulted in the systematic infliction of unnecessary human misery.