The Complete A-z Psychology Handbook by Mike Cardwell

The Complete A-z Psychology Handbook by Mike Cardwell

What actions should be punished? Should plea-bargaining be allowed? How should sentencing be determined? In this original, penetrating study, Mark Tunick explores not only why society punishes wrongdoing, but also how it implements punishment.

Contending that the theory and practice of punishment are inherently linked, Tunick draws on a broad range of thinkers, from the radical criticisms of Nietzsche, Foucault, and some Marxist theorists through the sociological theories of Durkheim and Girard to various philosophical traditions and the law and economics movement. He defends punishment against its radical critics and offers a version of retribution, distinct from revenge, that holds that we punish not to deter or reform, but to mete out just deserts, vindicate right, and express society's righteous anger. Demonstrating first how this theory best accounts for how punishment is carried out, he then provides immanent criticism of certain features of our practice that don't accord with the retributive principle.

Thought-provoking and deftly argued, Punishment will garner attention and spark debate among political theorists, philosophers, legal scholars, sociologists, and criminologists.

Mike Cardwell is a former Chief Examiner for A-level Psychology. He is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University and an experienced author.

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ISBN 13	9780340654903
ISBN 10	0340654902
Title	The Complete A-z Psychology Handbook
Author	Mike Cardwell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder Headline Australia
Year published	1996-12-13
Number of pages	264
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