Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Theories of punishment' by Robert Canton -- 'Retribution' by Thom Brooks -- 'Offenders as citizens' by Antony R. Duff -- 'Limiting retributivism and individual prevention' by Christopher Slobogin -- 'Hybrid theories of punishment' by Zachary Hoskins -- 'The contours of a utilitarian theory of punishment in light of contemporary empirical knowledge about the attainment of traditional sentencing objectives' by Mirko Bagaric -- 'The restorative justice movement : questioning the rationale of contemporary criminal justice' by Gerry Johnstone -- 'Defamiliarizing punishment' by Tom Daems -- 'The retributive sentiments' by Erin I. Kelly -- 'The right to punish' by Mike Materni -- 'The problem of proportional punishment' by Youngjae Lee -- 'The gap' by Peter A. Alces -- 'Science and the evolution of American criminal punishment' by Michele Cotton -- 'What is wrong with mass incarceration' by Chad Flanders -- 'Punishment, shaming and violence' by James Gilligan --'Humanizing prison through social neuroscience : from the abolition of solitary confinement to the pursuit of social rehabilitation' by Federica Coppola -- 'Effects of prison crowding on prison misconduct and bullying' by Ivana Sekol, David P. Farrington, Izabela Zych, and Lila Kazemian -- 'Biosocial risk factors for offending' by Olivia Choy -- 'Brain abnormalities associated with pedophilia : implications for retribution and rehabilitation' by Colleen Berryessa -- 'Current trends in cognitive neuroscience and criminal punishment' by Corey H. Allen and Eyal Aharoni -- 'Behavioural genetics and sentencing' by Allan McCay -- 'Prediction, screening and early intervention : a critical analysis' by Dorothee Horskötter -- 'Comparison of socio-affective processing across subtypes of antisocial psychopathology' by Scott Tillem, Shou-An Ariel Chang and Arielle Baskin-Sommers -- 'Forensic mental health treatment and recidivism' by Daniel Whiting, Howard Ryland and Seena Fazel -- 'Recovery of persons labelled not criminally responsible : recommendations grounded in lived experiences' by Natalie Aga, Freya Vander Laenen and Wouter Vanderplasschen -- 'Punishment and its alternatives' by William R. Kelly -- 'Pre-trial detention and the supplantating of our adversarial system : a case for abolition' by Justine Olderman -- 'A non-punitive alternative to retributive punishment' by Gregg D. Caruso and Derk Pereboom -- 'The takings doctrine and the principle of legality' by Michael Louis Corrado -- 'How to transform a static security prison into a dynamic organism for change and growth' by Arne Kvernvik Nilsen and Ekaterina Bagreeva -- 'Towards a strengths-based focus in the criminal justice system for drug-using offenders' by Charlotte Colman and Eva Blomme.

"Philosophers, legal scholars, criminologists, psychiatrists and psychologists have long asked important questions about punishment: What is its purpose? What theories helps us better understand its nature? Is punishment just? Are there effective alternatives to punishment? How can empirical data from the sciences help us better understand punishment? What are the relationships between punishment and our biology, psychology and social environment? How is punishment understood and administered differently in different societies? The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment is the first major reference work to address these and other important questions in detail, offering 31 chapters from an international and interdisciplinary team of experts, in a single, comprehensive volume. It covers the major theoretical approaches to punishment and its alternatives, emerging research from biology, psychology, and social neuroscience, and important special issues like the side-effects of punishment and solitary confinement, racism and stigmatization, the risk and protective factors for antisocial behavior, and victims' rights and needs. The Handbook is conveniently organized into four sections: I. Theories of Punishment and Contemporary Perspectives II. Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment III. Sciences, Prevention and Punishment IV. Alternatives to Current Punishment Practices A volume Introduction and a comprehensive index help make The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment essential reading for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students in disciplines such as philosophy, law, criminology, psychology and forensic psychiatry, and highly relevant to a variety of other disciplines such as political and social sciences, behavioral and neurosciences, and global studies. It is also an ideal resource for anyone interested in current theories, research, and programs dealing with the problem of punishment"--

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