Popular Punishment
Oxford University Press eBooks · 2014
Contributors Introduction: Exploring the Normative Significance of Public Opinion for State Punishment, Jesper Ryberg and Julian V. Roberts Chapter 1: Penal Theory, Moral Intuitions, and Public Opinion, Jesper Ryberg Chapter 2: Proportionality Theory and Popular Opinion, Matt Matravers Chapter 3: The Proper Role of Community in Determining Criminal Liability and Punishment, Paul H. Robinson Chapter 4: Proportionality in Sentencing: The Need to Factor in Community Experience, Not Public Opinion, Mirko Bagaric Chapter 5: Penal Theory and Popular Opinion: The Deficiencies of Direct Engagement, Jan W. de Keijser Chapter 6: Why Should We Care What the Public Thinks? A Critical Assessment of the Claims of Popular Punishment, Frej K. Thomsen Chapter 7: Public Opinion and Democratic Control of Sentencing Policy, Christopher Bennett Chapter 8: Criminal Prosecutors: Experts or Elected Officials?, Richard L. Lippke Chapter 9: Stakeholder Sentencing, Thom Brooks Chapter 10: Repellent Institutions and the Absentee Public: Grounding Opinion in Responsibility for Punishment, Albert W. Dzur Chapter 11: Clarifying the Significance of Public Opinion for Sentencing Policy and Practice, Julian V. Roberts Notes Bibliography Index