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5. The Legally Punished

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction The Intractable Problem 1
  5. 1. Punishment Misunderstood 9
  6. 2. The Rachet Effect in Theory 32
  7. 3. The Mixed Signs in Suffering 65
  8. 4. The Legal Punishers 95
  9. 5. The Legally Punished 138
  10. 6. The Punitive Impulse in American Society 170
  11. 7. The Law against Itself 196
  12. Coda The Psychology of Punishment 239
  13. Notes 251
  14. Cases Cited 319
  15. Further Reading 321
  16. Credits 325
  17. Index 327
Inferno
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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369931.c6

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction The Intractable Problem 1
  5. 1. Punishment Misunderstood 9
  6. 2. The Rachet Effect in Theory 32
  7. 3. The Mixed Signs in Suffering 65
  8. 4. The Legal Punishers 95
  9. 5. The Legally Punished 138
  10. 6. The Punitive Impulse in American Society 170
  11. 7. The Law against Itself 196
  12. Coda The Psychology of Punishment 239
  13. Notes 251
  14. Cases Cited 319
  15. Further Reading 321
  16. Credits 325
  17. Index 327
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