Crimes of punishment America's culture of violence
This groundbreaking book by an award-winning psychoanalyst and forensic psychiatrist presents a comprehensive exploration of a timely but often taboo topic: the failure of punishment to deter crime and violence, an issue that affects us both individually and as a culture. Written at the culmination...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Algora Pub
c2007.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798396606719 |
Sumario: | This groundbreaking book by an award-winning psychoanalyst and forensic psychiatrist presents a comprehensive exploration of a timely but often taboo topic: the failure of punishment to deter crime and violence, an issue that affects us both individually and as a culture. Written at the culmination of the author s fifty-year career as a psychoanalyst, forensic psychologist and scholar, this wide-ranging work identifies the origins of violence and investigates the surprising consequences of punishment from a multitude of perspectives. In his treatment of the topic, Dr. Dorpat utilizes scientifi |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-276) and index. |
ISBN: | 9786611398323 9781281398321 9780875865652 |