Extreme Punishment
Author | : Keramet Reiter |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2015-07-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137441157 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137441151 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Extreme Punishment by : Keramet Reiter
Download or read book Extreme Punishment written by Keramet Reiter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.