1st Edition
The Practice of Punishment Towards a Theory of Restorative Justice
By Wesley Cragg
Copyright 1992
272 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study focuses on the practice of punishment, as it is inflicted by the state. The author's first-hand experience with penal reform, combined with philosophical reflection, has led him to develop a theory of punishment that identifies the principles of sentencing and corrections on which modern correctional systems should be built. This new theory of punishment is built on the view that the... Read more
Preface An Introduction 1 PUNISHMENT AS RETRIBUTION 2 THE POINT OF PUNISHMENT: FORWARD-LOOKING ACCOUNTS 3 TWO HYBRID THEORIES Part I: H.L.A. Hart’s compromise solution Part II: Teleological retributivism 4 THE FUNCTION OF LAW AND THE NATURE OF LEGAL OBLIGATION 5 THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW Part I: The function of enforcement Part II: The practical dimensions of enforcement— policing and Adjudication Part III: Enforcement, reform, and the concept of diversion 6 TOWARDS A THEORY OF SENTENCING: RESPONSIBILITY, GUILT AND THE IDEA OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE Part I: The nature of the task Part II: The principle of responsibility and the concept of guilt Part III: Weighing the seriousness of offences 7 SENTENCING AND THE IDEA OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Part I: Two preliminary sentencing options Part II: Sentencing as conflict resolution Part III: Practical implications 8 TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF PUNISHMENT
Biography
Wesley Cragg
