Title: Beyond the death penalty : reflections on punishment /
Authors: Nelen, J. M.; Claessen, Jacques
Publisher: Intersentia ; Distribution for the USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Capital punishment Congresses.; Life imprisonment Congresses.; Capital punishment Moral and ethical aspects Congresses.; Capital punishment Netherlands Congresses.; Punishment Netherlands Congresses.
Abstract: Publisher's description: This book contains a selection of papers that were presented during the multidisciplinary conference 'Beyond the Death Penalty: Reflections on Punishment', organised by the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights. The event marked the 150th anniversary of the 'de facto' abolition of the death penalty in the Netherlands.
Contents: General introduction / Hans Nelen and Jacques Claessen -- Whatever happened to the death penalty? / David Garland -- The abolition of the death penalty in the Netherlands / Chrisje Brants -- The long and peculiar history without the death penalty in Finland / Jukka Kekkonen -- Imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty : historical observations complementary to an emerging discussion / Lydia Bertram -- Towards abolition of the death penalty based on international obligations of a state / Diana Merten -- Crime and punishment in a populist context / Hans Boutellier -- Too readily dismissed? A victimological perspective on penal populism / Antony Pemberton -- A "natural right" to revenge? / Bas van Stokkom -- Lay participation in the Dutch criminal procedure will not result in higher public satisfaction / Henk Elffers -- Eye to eye with the Dutch anti-social behaviour agenda / Patrick van Calster and Marc Schuilenburg -- Sex with a child robot. Psychologial, ethical and legal arguments / David Bamps -- Crime and punishment : reflections on (capital) punishment from a religious perspective / Jacques Claessen -- The South African model of transitional justice : revenge or reconciliation? / Georgi Verbeeck -- Criminal records and judicial rehabilitation in the Netherlands / Miranda Boone -- Life without parole / Hans Nelen -- Working as a prison officer : to be human is to be emotional / Hanne Tournel -- Health care in detention in the Netherlands : dilemmas and decisions / Wilma Duijst, Tatjana Naujocks and Jan Vosters -- The efficiency of solving criminal conflict through negotiation / Stephanie Verhelst -- Recidivism in the Netherlands : Dutch research on the effectiveness of penal interventions / Bouke Wartna, Daphne Alberda and Suzan Verweij.