Revenge and retribution
By: Josh Wilker ; Austin Sarat, general editor.
Contributors: Sarat, Austin.
Series: Crime, justice, and punishment
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Subjects: Punishment -- Juvenile literature; Violent crimes -- Juvenile literature; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Juvenile literature; Revenge -- Juvenile literature; Revenge in literature -- Juvenile literature; Retribution -- Juvenile literature; Punishment; Violent crimes; Criminal justice, Administration of; Revenge
Description: Uses literature and case studies to chronicle the historic shift in the philosophy of punishing wrongdoers and examines the continuing tension between the desire for personal vengeance and public interest in lawfulness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.