Harsh justice : criminal punishment and the widening divide between America and Europe / James Q. Whitman.
Author/creator |
Whitman, James Q., 1957- |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
Description | viii, 311 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Degradation, harshness and mercy -- Contemporary American harshness : rejecting respect for persons -- Continental dignity and mildness -- The continental abolition of degradation -- Low status in the Anglo-American world. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-299) and index. |
LCCN | 2002004838 |
ISBN | 0195155254 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | K5103 .W48 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |