Dimensions of justice : ethical issues in the administration of criminal law
by
 
Heffernan, William C., 1946- author.

Title
Dimensions of justice : ethical issues in the administration of criminal law

Author
Heffernan, William C., 1946- author.

ISBN
9781449634056

Personal Author
Heffernan, William C., 1946- author.

Physical Description
xx, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Contents
Thinking about justice -- The possibility of a justice convention -- The justice convention continued: Deliberating about the proper scope of public protection -- The justice convention continued: Deliberating about the appropriate response to wrongdoing -- The justice convention continued: Deliberating about criminal procedure -- The justice convention concluded: Deliberating about equality -- From natural law to human rights -- Nuremberg and beyond: the creation oa a system of international criminal justice -- Transitional justice: New democracies grapple with their past -- The right to be let alone: determining the scope of personal freedom -- Justice in a lifeboat: Thinking about life-life tradeoffs -- Restorative justice: A challenge to the currrent system of criminal justice -- Sentencing offenders in noncapital cases -- Sentencing offenders in capital cases: The death penalty -- Justice and mercy.

Subject Term
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Moral and ethical aspects.
 
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.


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