Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction vii
4. PART I. JUSTIFICATIONS OF PUNISHMENT
5. Marxism and Retribution 3
6. The Paradox of Punishment 30
7. The Right to Threaten and the Right to Punish 47
8. A Consensual Theory of Punishment 94
9. The Moral Education Theory of Punishment 112
10. PART II. PROBLEMS OF PUNISHMENT
11. Equity and Mercy 145
12. Harm and Retribution 188
13. Locke and the Right to Punish 219
14. PART III. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
15. Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Some Considerations in Dialogue Form 261
16. Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty: Answering van den Haag 274
17. Does It Matter if the Death Penalty Is Arbitrarily Administered? 308
18. Refuting Reiman and Nathanson 324