Tag: Punishment

Free Download David Boonin, "The Problem of Punishment"
English | 2008 | pages: 311 | ISBN: 0521883164, 052170961X | PDF | 1,1 mb
In this book, David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, and particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to treat those who break the law in ways that would be wrong to treat those who do not. Boonin argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished. Providing a detailed account of the nature of punishment and the problems that it generates, he offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the various solutions that have been offered to the problem and concludes by considering victim restitution as an alternative to punishment. Written in a clear and accessible style, The Problem of Punishment will be of interest to anyone looking for a critical introduction to the subject as well as to those already familiar with it.

Free Download Rudolph Peters, "Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century "
English | ISBN: 0521796709 | 2006 | 232 pages | PDF | 1502 KB
In recent years some of the more fundamentalist regimes in the developing world (such as those of Iran, Pakistan, Sudan and the northern states of Nigeria) have reintroduced Islamic law in place of western criminal codes. Rudolph Peters presents a detailed account of the classical doctrine and traces the enforcement of criminal law from the Ottoman period to the present day. Accounts of actual cases, ranging from theft and banditry to murder, fornication and apostasy, shed light on the complexities of the law, and the sensitivity and intelligence of the qadis who implemented it.

Free Download Murray Chisholm, "Capital Punishment, Clemency and Colonialism in Papua New Guinea, 1954-65 "
English | ISBN: 176046645X | 2024 | 282 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 5 MB
This study builds on a close examination of an archive of files that advised the Australian Commonwealth Executive on Papua New Guineans found guilty of capital offences in PNG between 1954 and 1965. These files provide telling insight into conceptions held by officials at different stages of the justice process into justice, savagery and civilisation, and colonialism and Australia’s role in the world. The particular combination of idealism and self-interest, liberalism and paternalism, and justice and authoritarianism axiomatic to Australian colonialism becomes apparent and enables discussion of Australia’s administration of PNG in the lead-up to the acceptance of independence as an immediate policy goal. The files show Australia gathering the authority to grant mercy into the hands of the Commonwealth and then devolving it back to the territories. In these transitions, the capital case review files show the trajectory of Australian colonialism during a period when the administration was unsure of the duration and nature of its future relationship with PNG.

Free Download Greg Roensch, "Furman V. Georgia: Cruel And Unusual Punishment (Great Supreme Court Decisions)"
English | 2007 | pages: 113 | ISBN: 0791093824 | PDF | 2,5 mb
Presented clearly and objectively, this series follows key cases from their inception through the highest court and introduces students to the American legal process, important judicial figures, and how each case changed the nation.

Free Download Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice "
English | ISBN: 1108484700 | 2021 | 280 pages | AZW3 | 27 MB
Within the criminal justice system, one of the most prominent justifications for legal punishment is retributivism. The retributive justification of legal punishment maintains that wrongdoers are morally responsible for their actions and deserve to be punished in proportion to their wrongdoing. This book argues against retributivism and develops a viable alternative that is both ethically defensible and practical. Introducing six distinct reasons for rejecting retributivism, Gregg D. Caruso contends that it is unclear that agents possess the kind of free will and moral responsibility needed to justify this view of punishment. While a number of alternatives to retributivism exist – including consequentialist deterrence, educational, and communicative theories – they have ethical problems of their own. Moving beyond existing theories, Caruso presents a new non-retributive approach called the public health-quarantine model. In stark contrast to retributivism, the public health-quarantine model provides a more human, holistic, and effective approach to dealing with criminal behavior.

Free Download Stacey Schlau, "Gendered Crime and Punishment: Women and/in the Hispanic Inquisitions"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 9004235876 | PDF | pages: 206 | 1.6 mb
In Gendered Crime and Punishment , Stacey Schlau examines the trial records of several women accused before the Hispanic Inquisitions, in order to shed light not only on their words and actions, but also on the ideological underpinnings and mechanisms of the societies in which they lived.

Free Download Stacey Schlau, "Gendered Crime and Punishment: Women and/in the Hispanic Inquisitions"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 9004235876 | PDF | pages: 206 | 1.6 mb
In Gendered Crime and Punishment , Stacey Schlau examines the trial records of several women accused before the Hispanic Inquisitions, in order to shed light not only on their words and actions, but also on the ideological underpinnings and mechanisms of the societies in which they lived.

Free Download Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited By Ted Honderich
2005 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0745321321 | PDF | 4 MB
— A classic book transformed by a philosopher at his strongest –Reviews of the first edition:’Painstaking, comprehensive and unimpassioned.’ Anthony Kenny, New Statesman’Bold, tough, direct style … a pleasure to read.’ Mary Warnock, Times Literary

Free Download Tom Head, "Crime And Punishment in America"
English | 2010 | pages: 432 | ISBN: 0816062471 | PDF | 15,9 mb
From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a particular society shape both the incidences of crime and the punishment of criminals. When the United States became an independent nation, politicians and civilians began the process of deciding which systems of punishment were appropriate for dealing with crime-a process that continues to this day. Crime and Punishment in America examines the development of crime and punishment in the United States-from the criminal justice practices of American Indians and the influence of colonists to the mistreatment of slaves, as well as such current criminal issues as the response to international terrorism.

Free Download Joseph B.R. B.R. Gaie, "The Ethics of Medical Involvement in Capital Punishment: A Philosophical Discussion"
English | 2004 | pages: 164 | ISBN: 904816494X, 1402017642 | PDF | 1,0 mb
The morality of capital punishment has been debated for a long time. This however has 1 not resulted in the settlement of the question either way. Philosophers are still divided. In this work I am not addressing the morality of capital punishment per se. My question is different but related. It is this. Whether or not capital punishment is morally right, is it moral or immoral for medical doctors to be involved in the practice? To deal with this question I start off in Chapter One delineating the sort of involvement the medical associations consider to be morally problematic for medical doctors in capital punishment. They make a distinction between what they call 2 "medicalisation" of and "involvement" in capital punishment, and argue that there is a moral distinction between the two. Whilst it is morally acceptable for doctors to be "involved" in capital punishment, according to the medical associations, it is immoral to medicalise the practice. I clarify this position and show what moral issues arise. I then suggest that there should not be a distinction between the two. The medical associations argue that the medicalisation of capital punishment, especially the use by medical doctors of lethal injection to execute condemned prisoners is immoral and therefore should be prohibited, because it involves doctors in doing what is against the aims of medicine.