Punishment

by Thom Brooks

This new second edition of Punishment includes a revised and expanded defence of the groundbreaking unified theory of punishment that brings together elements of retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation into a new coherent framework. Thom Brooks expands the chapter length case studies from capital punishment, juvenile offending, domestic violence and sex crimes to include new chapters on social media offences and corporate liability addressing some of today's most pressing issues in criminal justice.

　

Genres: Law

330 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 2008

Reviews

[Kaleb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just finished this book in my Punishment class. The first half is an overview of all the major theories of punishment; retributivism, deterrence, rehabilitation, restorative justice, and finally, the author's favorite, the unified theory of punishment. The second half is about how these different theories of punishment understand contemporary issues for punishment (death penalty, domestic violence etc).

Overall, great book to better understand punishment and its justification.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Critical here is used in the Marxist sense of ”talking vaguely about some issue”. Inside, there are some very uncritical thoughts, a rehash of old superstitions. Even the cover is so stereotype and flat.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

A governmental paper pusher's best argument: things should stay the same, only *I* should be paid more.

[Horatio · Rating 4 out of 5]

An accessible, engaging and successful précis of key theories of punishment. I reviewed this for the LSE Review of Books here http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo...

[Michelle C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

He repeats himself on a number of occasions, but I think it's only because he wants it to be clear on what it is he is saying. He outlines all major theories of punishment and argues that a unified theory of punishment is the best.