Crime without Punishment
aspects of the history of homicide
$317.00
- Hardcover
152 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2018
Summary
Crime Without Punishment: When Murder Isn’t Murder
In this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished. He shows how penal codes categorize homicides by degree of intent, which are in turn based on society’s sense of moral outrage.
Despite being officially defined as murder, many homicides have historically gone unpunished. Friedman looks at early vigilante justice, cri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108427531 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108427537 |
| Author: | Lawrence M. Friedman |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 158mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Lawrence M. Friedman
Lawrence M. Friedman is Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor at Stanford Law School, Stanford University, California. He has written and edited over forty books on legal history and the relationship between law and society.
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