262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book systematically defends an account of the institution of legal punishment that draws on both retributive and crime-prevention thinking.
The work argues that legal punishment censures convicted offenders and thus morally communicates with them, any victims, and the broader community, while also serving to reduce future crime. The expressive or retributive element is assigned the lead... Read more
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
1 Legal Punishment and Crime Reduction: A Reassessment 10
2 In Search of the Retributive Element 33
3 Punishment and Moral Communication 57
4 Merging the Elements 91
5 Criminal Procedure and the Moral Authority to Punish 121
6 A Mixed Theory of Sentencing 148
7 User Fees and Collateral Legal Consequences 179
8 Toward Realism about the Prospects of State
Punishment 209
Bibliography 236
Index 253
Biography
Richard L. Lippke is emeritus professor of criminal justice at Indiana University-Bloomington. He is the author of four books and 75 published articles or book chapters.
