1st Edition
Geometrical Justice The Death Penalty in America
172 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Legal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one person sue for civil damages, but another let the matter drop? Legal rules are supposed to answer these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a theory that predicted and explained legal... Read more
Prologue Chapter 1: The Geometrical Theory of Law Chapter 2: Social Space Chapter 3: Social Time Chapter 4: Space and Time: Third Parties Chapter 5: The Death Penalty and Beyond
Biography
Scott Phillips is a professor in the department of sociology and criminology, University of Denver, USA.
Mark Cooney is a professor of sociology at the University of Georgia, USA.
