Revisiting Justice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009587723)

Expanding the boundaries of the 'moral turn' in criminology to the realm of punishment administration, this Element proposes reconceptualizing parole through a moral lens. Drawing from a mixed-method study of parole hearings for homicide cases in Israel, the author argues that during parole hearings, parole actors (Attorney General representatives, secondary victims, parole applicants, and parole board members) conduct complex forms of moral labor, specifically retributive-oriented. This moral labor goes beyond rehabilitation and risk assessment to 'do late justice.' In doing such moral labor, parole actors negotiate the moral meaning of crime, character, and deserved punishment with the passage of time. In conclusion, as demonstrated by the current study, Criminologists should engage to a greater extent with the moral meaning of punishment administration, and retributive theorists should aim to better understand the lived experiences of punishment.

Author: Netanel Dagan
ISBN-10: 1009587722
ISBN-13: 9781009587723
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2025
Pages: 75
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d