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Description:Why do killers deserve punishment? How should the law decide?These are the questions Samuel H. Pillsbury seeks to answer in this important new book on the theory and practice of criminal responsibility. In an argument both traditional and fresh, Pillsbury holds that persons deserve punishment according to the evil they choose to do, regardless of their psychological capacities. Using real case examples, he offers concrete proposals for legal reform, urging that modern preoccupations with subjective aspects of wrongdoing be replaced with rules that focus more on the individual's motives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Judging Evil: Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter. To get started finding Judging Evil: Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 279

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: New York University Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0585424861

Description: Why do killers deserve punishment? How should the law decide?These are the questions Samuel H. Pillsbury seeks to answer in this important new book on the theory and practice of criminal responsibility. In an argument both traditional and fresh, Pillsbury holds that persons deserve punishment according to the evil they choose to do, regardless of their psychological capacities. Using real case examples, he offers concrete proposals for legal reform, urging that modern preoccupations with subjective aspects of wrongdoing be replaced with rules that focus more on the individual's motives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Judging Evil: Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter. To get started finding Judging Evil: Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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