Harsh justice : America's solitary place in the liberal West /

Harsh justice : America's solitary place in the liberal West /

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Author / Creator:Whitman, James Q., 1957-
Imprint:New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 311 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Subject:
Punishment -- United States.
Punishment -- France.
Punishment -- Germany.
Punishment -- Philosophy.
Punishment.
Punishment -- Philosophy.
France.
Germany.
United States.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838265
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ISBN:9780199850266 (ebook) : No price
0199850267 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power.
Other form:Print version 9780195182606

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