A collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment, gathering new perspectives on various challenging topics including p

This book critically evaluates the way ordinary people enforce morality in everyday life.

Presenting an engaging critique of current criminal justice practice in the UK and USA, this book introduces central questions of criminal law theory. It develo

Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, The Ethics of Capital Punishment presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a t

First published in 1929, this book explores the crucial, ethical question of the objects and the justification of punishment. Dr. A. C. Ewing considers both the