The Roots of Evil - A Social History of Crime and Punishment

Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to the endeavors of those who have concerned themselves with the criminal and the prevention of crime, that cruelty punishment has an inevitable tendency to produce cruelty in people.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Hibbert, Unknown
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.05.1978
• EAN: 9780313201981
• ISBN: 978-0-313-20198-1
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology