{"product_id":"the-case-against-punishment-deirdre-golash-9780814731840","title":"The Case Against Punishment: Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat ends do we expect and hope to serve in punishing criminal wrongdoers? Does the punishment of offenders do more harm than good for American society? In \u003cb\u003eThe Case against Punishment\u003c\/b\u003e, Deirdre Golash addresses these and other questions about the value of punishment in contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on both empirical evidence and philosophical literature, this book argues that the harm done by punishing criminal offenders is ultimately morally unjustified. Asserting that punishment inflicts both intended and unintended harms on offenders, Golash suggests that crime can be reduced by addressing social problems correlated with high crime rates, such as income inequality and local social disorganization. Punishment may reduce crime, but in so doing, causes a comparable amount of harm to offenders. Instead, Golash suggests, we should address criminal acts through trial, conviction, and compensation to the victim, while also providing the criminal with the opportunity to reconcile with society through morally good action rather than punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deirdre Golash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814731848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814731840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.64d","brand":"Deirdre Golash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372319002879,"sku":"9780814731840","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eaed0d4-0db6-476e-a9cd-4ae99a9b09cd.jpg?v=1732725620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-against-punishment-deirdre-golash-9780814731840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}