Corporal punishment a humane alternative to incarceration
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Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
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El Paso
LFB Scholarly Pub.
2012
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Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index 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 r |
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Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (pages) |
ISBN: | 1593325185 1593326122 9781593325183 9781593326128 |