The Politics of Redress: Crime, Punishment, and Penal AbolitionThe issue of punishment is central to criminology. In this study the author reassesses the significant arguments involved. It ranges from a comparative analysis of penal policies in various countries to philosophical debates about whether punishment is compatible with a just social order. |
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| Title | The Politics of Redress: Crime, Punishment, and Penal Abolition |
| Author | Willem de Haan |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Unwin Hyman, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0044454414, 9780044454410 |
| Length | 206 pages |
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