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Subject(s)

• Punishment—Philosophy [Browse]
• Corrections—Philosophy [Browse]

Editor

• Ryberg, Jesper [Browse]

Series

Oxford handbooks online. [More in this series]

Summary note

• Collecting works on the philosophical aspects of punishment, this handbook is divided into 9 sections covering all the main philosophical challenges arising from the questions of why, when, and how offenders should be punished for their misdeeds.
• The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment is the most comprehensive collective work that has yet been published on the philosophical aspects of punishment. It is divided into ten sections covering all the main philosophical challenges arising from the questions of why, when, and how offenders should be punished for their misdeeds. The book provides insight into and discussions of all the leading theories of the justification of punishment (retributivism, consequentialism, pluralistic theory, communicative theory, self-defence theory, right forfeiture theory, restitutionism, restorative justice, and abolitionism). It goes on to present considerations of what types of punishment can legitimately be imposed on offenders (capital punishment, incarceration, corporal punishment, probation, electronic monitoring, and cruel and unusual punishment) and of how the severity of punishments should be determined. Next, it explores the many factors that should be considered at sentencing (responsibility and defences, mens rea, criminal record, guilty pleas, remorse, and mercy). The book also covers discussions of punishment of special groups of offenders (young and very old offenders, female offenders, socially deprived offenders, multiple offenders, dangerous offenders, and war criminals) and broader societal aspects of punishment (e.g. social inequality, discrimination, and public opinion). A section on medical and technological aspects of punishment deals with controversial issues such as the use of neurointerventions, artificial intelligence, and the role of physicians. The handbook curates authoritative chapters written by the field's leading scholars to offer answers to questions of how punishment can be justified, what types of punishment can legitimately be imposed on offenders, and how the severity of punishment should be determined.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 12, 2024).

Contents

• Cover
• The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• List of Contributors
• 1. The Philosophy of Punishment
• 2. The Definition of Punishment
• PART 1 THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT
• 3. Retributivism
• 4. Consequentialism
• 5. Pluralistic Theory
• 6. Communicative Theory
• 7. Rights Forfeiture Theory
• 8. Self-​Defense Theories
• 9. Restitutionism
• 10. Restorative Justice
• 11. Abolitionism
• PART 2 TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
• 12. Capital Punishment
• 13. Incarceration
• 14. Corporal Punishment
• 15. Probation
• 16. Electronic Monitoring
• 17. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
• PART 3 THE SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT
• 18. Measuring Punishment Severity
• 19. Retributivism and Severity
• 20. Consequentialism and Severity
• PART 4 SENTENCING
• 21. Responsibility and Defenses
• 22. Mens Rea
• 23. Criminal Record
• 24. Guilty Pleas
• 25. Remorse
• 26. Mercy
• PART 5 PUNISHMENT AND SPECIAL OFFENDERS
• 27. Juvenile and Very Old Offenders
• 28. Female Offenders
• 29. Socially Deprived Offenders
• 30. Multiple Offenders
• 31. Dangerous Offenders
• 32. War Criminals
• PART 6 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF PUNISHMENT
• 33. Collateral Damage
• 34. Disenfranchisement
• 35. Criminal Records and the Labor Market
• PART 7 SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF PUNISHMENT
• 36. Punishment and Social Injustice
• 37. Punishment and Discrimination
• 38. Punishment and Resources
• 39. Punishment and Public Opinion
• PART 8 MEDICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PUNISHMENT
• 40. Neurointerventions and Punishment
• 41. Physicians and Punishment
• 42. Punishment and Artificial Intelligence
• PART 9 THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUNISHMENT RECONSIDERED
• 43. How Should We Work as Penal Ethicists?
• Index.

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Other title(s)

Philosophy of punishment

ISBN

• 9780197750537
• 0197750532
• 9780197750513
• 0197750516
• 9780197750520
• 0197750524

OCLC

1455564145

Doi

• 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197750506.001.0001

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