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 (11 Downloads)

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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.

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