To make the punishment fit the crime : essays in the theory of criminal justice / by Michael Davis.
1992
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Author
Title
To make the punishment fit the crime : essays in the theory of criminal justice / by Michael Davis.
Published
Boulder : Westview Press, 1992.
Call Number
Comp 880 D295
ISBN
0813314348
Description
xiii, 265 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)25833650
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Pt. 1
Theory
1Recent Work in Punishment Theory
3
2The Relative Independence of Punishment Theory
18
3Harm and Retribution
42
4How to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime
69
Pt. 2
Applications
5Why Attempts Deserve Less Punishment Than Complete Crimes
101
6Just Deserts for Recidivists
121
7Strict Liability: Deserved Punishment for Faultless Conduct
149
8Sentencing: Must Justice Be Even-Handed?
179
Pt. 3
Replies to Some Objections
9Criminal Desert, Harm, and Fairness
213
10Using the Market to Measure Deserved Punishment: A Final Defense
234
Bibliography
255
Index
263
About the Book and Author
266