Corporal Punishment : A Humane Alternative to Incarceration
Kevin J. Murtagh
In contemporary Western societies, the corporal punishment of criminals is generally assumed to be morally wrong. Murtagh, however, argues against this common assumption and attempts to demonstrate that certain forms of corporal punishment are morally permissible. In addition, he claims that these punishments are morally superior to many currently popular forms of punishment, especially imprisonment, and defends corporal punishment against objections that claim it to be cruel, inhumane, inhuman, and degrading. Substantial suffering is inevitable with any severe punishment, and Murtagh offers reasons why it may be preferable to cause it by imposing physical pain rather than by incarcerating offenders.
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Año:
2012
Edición:
1
Editorial:
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
206
ISBN 10:
1593326122
ISBN 13:
9781593326128
Serie:
Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
Archivo:
PDF, 1013 KB
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english, 2012