Distributive principles of criminal law who should be punished how much? /

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Author / Creator:	Robinson, Paul H., 1948-
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 267 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Punishment -- Philosophy. Criminal liability -- Philosophy. Crime prevention -- Philosophy. Distributive justice.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8561209

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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Summary:	Drawing from the existing theoretical literature and adding to it recent insights from the social sciences, Paul Robinson describes the nature of the practical challenge in setting rational punishment principles, how past efforts have failed, and the alternatives that have been tried.

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