Harsh Justice: Criminal Punishment and the Widening Divide between America and Europe

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2005
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In this work of comparative legal history, the author argues that the answer lies in America's triumphant embrace of a non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power which have contributed to a law of punishment that is more willing to degrade offenders.

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In this work of comparative legal history, the author argues that the answer lies in America's triumphant embrace of a non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power which have contributed to a law of punishment that is more willing to degrade offenders.

$34.87

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 05 May 2005
ISBN 10: 019518260X
ISBN 13: 9780195182606