Inferno : an anatomy of American punishment /
Ferguson, Robert A., 1942-
Inferno : an anatomy of American punishment / Robert A. Ferguson. - xi, 337 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Punishment misunderstood -- The ratchet effect in theory -- The mixed signs in suffering -- The legal punishers -- The legally punished -- The punitive impulse in American society -- The law against itself -- Coda : the psychology of punishment.
Robert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system.
9780674728684 (cloth : alk. paper) 0674728688 (cloth : alk. paper)
40023906011
2013034386
016596508 Uk
Punishment--Philosophy.
Punishment--United States.
K 5103 .F47 2014
Inferno : an anatomy of American punishment / Robert A. Ferguson. - xi, 337 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Punishment misunderstood -- The ratchet effect in theory -- The mixed signs in suffering -- The legal punishers -- The legally punished -- The punitive impulse in American society -- The law against itself -- Coda : the psychology of punishment.
Robert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system.
9780674728684 (cloth : alk. paper) 0674728688 (cloth : alk. paper)
40023906011
2013034386
016596508 Uk
Punishment--Philosophy.
Punishment--United States.
K 5103 .F47 2014