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Desert, Retribution, And Torture by Stephen Kershnar is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Desert, Retribution, And Torture about?
In general, there are two ways in which punishment is justified. Forward-looking justifications look to the good results that punishment brings about and that therefore occur after it. These results include the wrongdoer being deterred, incapacitated, or improved, as well as the deterrence of would-be wrongdoers, a decrease in costs associated with crime prevention, less fear in the community, and the promotion of hatred and disgust for actions that victimize others. In contrast, backward-lookin
Who reads Desert, Retribution, And Torture?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen Kershnar
- Publisher
- Lanham, Md.: University Press of America
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780761821533
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Social Science, Social_sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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