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One of the most important problems faced by the United States is addressing its broken criminal justice system. This collection of essays offers a thorough examination of incarceration as a form of punishment. In addition to focusing on the philosophical aspects related to punishment, the volume’s diverse group of contributors provides additional background in criminology, economics, law, and sociology to help contextualize the philosophical issues. The first group of essays addresses whether or not our current institutions connected with punishment and incarceration are justified in a liberal society. The next set of chapters explores the negative effects of incarceration as a form of punishment, including its impact on children and families. The volume then describes how we arrived at our current situation in the United States, focusing on questions related to how we view prisons and prisoners, policing for profit, and the motivations of prosecutors in trying to secure convictions. Finally, Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration examines specific policy alternatives that might offer solutions to our current approach to punishment and incarceration.

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Author:   Chris Surprenant
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367889319

ISBN 10:   0367889315
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   10 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction – Why do we punish? Chris W. Surprenant Chapter 1 – The Problem of Punishment John Hasnas Chapter 2 – Unconscionable Punishment Michael Huemer Chapter 3 – The Coproduction of Justice Nathan Goodman Chapter 4 – The Certainty of Punishment and the Proportionality of Incarceration Chris Barker Chapter 5 – Imprisonment and the Right to Freedom of Movement Robert Hughes Chapter 6 – Are there Expressive Restraints on Incarceration? Bill Wringe Chapter 7 – Punishment, Restitution, and Incarceration David Boonin Chapter 8 – Communicative Theories of Punishment and the Impact of Apology Eddy Nahmias and Eyal Aharoni Chapter 9 – A Reparative Approach to Parole-Release Decisions Kristen Bell Chapter 10 – Restorative Justice in High Schools: A Roadmap to Transforming Prisons Johanna Luttrell Chapter 11 - Reforming Youth Incarceration in the United States Cara Drinan Chapter 12 – Policing for ""Profit"": The Political Economy of Private Prisons and Asset Forfeiture Abigail R. Hall and Veronica Mercier Chapter 13 – Why Paternalists and Social Welfarists Should Oppose Criminal Drug Laws Andrew Cohen and Bill Glod Chapter 14 – The Need for Prosecutorial Guidelines John Pfaff Chapter 15 – Prison Tunnel Vision Joshua Dohmen Chapter 16 – Exile as an Alternative to Incarceration Briana McGinnis Chapter 17 – Corporal Punishment as an Alternative to Incarceration Jason Brennan Chapter 18 – The Potentials and"

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Chris W. Surprenant is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Project in Law, Liberty, and Morality at the University of New Orleans, USA. He is the author of Kant and the Cultivation of Virtue (Routledge 2014), co-editor of Kant and the Scottish Enlightenment (Routledge 2017) and Kant and Education: Interpretations and Commentary (Routledge 2011), and has written numerous articles on various aspects of Kant’s moral and political philosophy.

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