Popular punishment : on the normative significance of public opinion /

"Should public opinion determine--or even influence--sentencing policy and practice? Should the punishment of criminal offenders reflect what the public regards as appropriate? These deceptively simple questions conceal complex theoretical and methodological challenges to the administration of...

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Other Authors: Ryberg, Jesper, Roberts, Julian V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:Studies in penal theory and philosophy
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245 0 0 |a Popular punishment :  |b on the normative significance of public opinion /  |c edited by Jesper Ryberg and Julian V. Roberts 
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300 |a vii, 262 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
490 1 |a Studies in penal theory and philosophy 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Introduction : exploring the normative significance of public opinion for state punishment / Jesper Ryberg & Julian V. Roberts -- Penal theory, moral intuitions, and public opinion / Jesper Ryberg -- Proportionality theory and popular opinion / Matt Matravers -- The proper role of community in determining criminal liability and punishment / Paul H. Robinson -- Proportionality in sentencing : the need to factor in community experience, not public opinion / Mirko Bagaric -- Penal theory and popular opinion : the deficiencies of direct engagement / Jan W. de Keijser -- Why should we care what the public thinks? A critical assessment of the claims of popular punishment / Frej K. Thomsen -- Public opinion and democratic control of sentencing policy / Christopher Bennett -- Criminal prosecutors : experts or elected officials? / Richard L. Lippke -- Stakeholder sentencing / Thom Brooks -- Repellent institutions and the absentee public : grounding opinion in responsibility for punishment / Albert W. Dzur -- Clarifying the significance of public opinion for sentencing policy and practice / Julian V. Roberts 
520 |a "Should public opinion determine--or even influence--sentencing policy and practice? Should the punishment of criminal offenders reflect what the public regards as appropriate? These deceptively simple questions conceal complex theoretical and methodological challenges to the administration of punishment. In the West, politicians have often answered these questions in the affirmative; penal reforms have been justified with direct reference to the attitudes of the public. This is why the contention that politicians should bridge the gap between the public and criminal justice practice has widespread resonance. Criminal law scholars, for their part, have often been more reluctant to accept public input in penal practice, and some have even held that the idea of consulting public opinion constitutes a populist approach to punishment. The purpose of this book is to examine the moral significance of public opinion for penal theory and practice...[This book addresses] the various aspects of why and how public opinion should be reflected in the way the criminal justice system deals with criminals. The chapters address the myriad complexities surrounding this issue by first weighing the justifications for incorporating public views into punishment practices and then considering the various ways this might be achieved through juries, prosecutors, restorative justice programs, and other means."--  |c Provided by publisher 
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