This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of major topics in the philosophy of punishment from many of the field’s leading scholars. Key features Presents

This handbook consists of essays on contemporary issues in criminal law and their theoretical underpinnings. Some of the essays deal with the relationship betwe

This book brings together a large and diverse collection of philosophical papers addressing a wide variety of public policy issues. Topics covered range from lo

The age-old debate about what constitutes just punishment has become deadlocked. Retributivists continue to privilege desert over all else, and consequentialist

Caruso argues against retributivism and develops an alternative for addressing criminal behavior that is ethically defensible and practical.