Punishment
Author: Terance D. Miethe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184407X
Category: Social Science
Page: 240
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Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
Punishment in different forms is examined, including corporal and economic punishment.
Language: en
Pages: 286
Pages: 286
Cruel and unusual punishment is one of the most contentious issues in modern times. The condemnation of cruel and unusual punishment is universal. But, what exactly is cruel and unusual punishment? In national and international law the definition of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment is highly subjective. Almost all
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
In The Dual Penal State, Markus Dubber addresses the rampant use of penal power in Western liberal democracies. The interference with the autonomy of the very persons upon whose autonomy the legitimacy of state power is supposed to rest is systemically normalized, rather than continuously scrutinized. The fundamental challenge of
Language: en
Pages: 249
Pages: 249
Written by the new generation of sociologists, these essays chart a course for the future of the discipline, both by revisiting forgotten theories and methods and by suggesting innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. Comprised of seven essays on theory and five on methodology, the volume also attempts to reconnect theorists
Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
Beyond the Walls of Separation is an essential and easy-to-read guidebook for chaplains and volunteers working in the context of prison, and for all those who are professionally or through family links related to those in prison. The book tells the story of what life behind bars is, and how
