Corporal punishment : a humane alternative to incarceration /
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Author / Creator: | Murtagh, Kevin J., 1980- author. |
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Imprint: | El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11268371 |
ISBN: | 1593326122 9781593326128 1593325185 9781593325183 |
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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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