Harsh justice
Subtitle: America's solitary place in the liberal West
By: James Q. Whitman
Series: Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780199850266
Subjects: Punishment; Philosophy
Description: Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.