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  • A Life for a Life
    Michael Dow Burkhead
    Providing a new look at the intense public debate surrounding the death penalty in the United States, this book explores the various trends in public opinion that influence crime prevention efforts, create public policy, and reform criminal law. It examines eight core issues about the use of execution: cruel and unusual punishment, discrimination, deterrence, due process, cu...
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    42,90 €

  • The Treatment of Criminal Offenders
    Michael Dow Burkhead
    From drilling holes into the skulls of prisoners, to solitary confinement, to deploying a range of psychological therapies, society has attempted to deal with the problem of criminals in myriad ways over the last few centuries. This analytical history explores the ever-changing approaches to punishing wrongdoers and preventing further offenses, the philosophical beliefs un...
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    57,50 €

  • The Search for the Causes of Crime
    Michael Dow Burkhead
    For centuries scholars have studied the possible causes of criminal behavior in the hopes of shedding light on one of society’s most persistent problems. This volume examines criminology from the perspective of those centuries of study. Written by a psychologist who has worked extensively with the criminal population, it focuses on the diverse theories that have been offere...
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    42,66 €