Corporal punishment : a humane alternative to incarceration /

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Author / Creator:	Murtagh, Kevin J., 1980- author.
Imprint:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Corporal punishment. Criminal justice, Administration of. Corporal punishment. Criminal justice, Administration of. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11268371

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ISBN:	1593326122 9781593326128 1593325185 9781593325183
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In contemporary Western societies, the corporal punishment of criminals is generally assumed to be morally wrong. Murtagh, however, argues against this common assumption and attempts to demonstrate that certain forms of corporal punishment are morally permissible. In addition, he claims that these punishments are morally superior to many currently popular forms of punishment, especially imprisonment, and defends corporal punishment against objections that claim it to be cruel, inhumane, inhuman, and degrading. Substantial suffering is inevitable with any severe punishment, and Murtagh offers r.
Other form:	Print version: 9781593325183 1593325185

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