People punished by law are treated in ways that we consider immoral in other contexts. In Punishment as Societal-Defense, Phillip Montague develops a new theory of punishment that, instead of justifying it on the basis of deterrence or retribution, constructs it as analogous to individual self-defense. If people are justified in defending themselves against wrongful aggression, Montague argues, the same principles of distributive justice underlie punishment as societal defense.
| ISBN: | 9780847680719 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 1996 |
| Author: | Phillip Montague |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 175 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Crime and criminology Central / national / federal government policies |