The limits of blame rethinking punishment and responsibility

The limits of blame rethinking punishment and responsibility

Faith in the power and righteousness of retribution has taken over the American criminal justice system. Approaching punishment and responsibility from a philosophical perspective, Limits of Blame takes issue with a criminal justice system that aligns legal criteria of guilt with moral criteria of b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelly, Erin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
United States.
Retribution > Philosophy.
Punishment > United States > Philosophy.
Criminal liability > United States > Philosophy.
Punishment > Philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
LAW / Jurisprudence
EBSCO eBooks
Electronic books.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Criminalizing people
  • Accountability in criminal justice
  • Skepticism about moral desert
  • Blame and excuses
  • Criminal justice without blame
  • Rethinking punishment
  • Law enforcement in an unjust society
  • Conclusion: Civic justice.

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