Description
| Product ID: | 9780367469252 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Questioning Punishment |
| Authors: | Author: Anastasia Chamberlen, Henrique Carvalho |
| Page Count: | 228 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy, Philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Society and culture: general, Crime and criminology, Causes and prevention of crime, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Legal aspects of criminology, Criminal justice law, Sentencing and punishment, Social law and Medical law, Social & political philosophy, Society & culture: general, Crime & criminology, Causes & prevention of crime, Jurisprudence & philosophy of law, Criminology: legal aspects, Criminal justice law, Sentencing & punishment, Social law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book questions punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice. It unpacks punishment’s nature and the assumptions that underpin it, examines its targets, objectives and implications, and aims to unsettle the idea that there is something common-sensical, necessary and unavoidable about punitive justice. This book questions punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice. It unpacks punishment’s nature and the assumptions that underpin it, examines its targets, objectives and implications, locates punishment and punitivity within their social contexts, and aims to unsettle the idea that there is something common-sensical, necessary and unavoidable about punitive justice. Questioning Punishment develops its argument through an innovative structure organised around five central questions: what punishment is; who punishment’s targets and subjects are; how punishment is perpetuated and experienced; when and where punishment unfolds and why we punish. It ends by considering the implications of this enquiry to understandings of punishment and broader pursuits of justice. This book is essential reading for all those engaged with the sociology of punishment and prisons, criminal justice and theoretical criminology. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-06 |
