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The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment is the most comprehensive collective work that has yet been published on the philosophical aspects of punishment. It is divided into ten sections covering all the main philosophical challenges arising from the questions of why, when, and how offenders should be punished for their misdeeds. Among the central themes are issues such as: how can the use of punishment be justified, what types of punishment can legitimately be imposed on offenders, and how should one determine the severity of punishments? The chapters are written by many of the field's leading scholars.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of contributors
- INTRODUCTION
- (1) The Philosophy of Punishment
- Jesper Ryberg
- (2) The Definition of Punishment
- Frej Klem Thomsen
- PART 1: THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT
- (3) Retributivism
- Mitchell Berman
- (4) Consequentialism
- Jesper Ryberg
- (5) Pluralistic Theory
- Douglas Husak
- (6) Communicative Theory
- Antony Duff
- (7) Right Forfeiture Theory
- Christopher Wellman and William Bell
- (8) Self-defense Theory
- Derk Pereboom
- (9) Restitutionism
- David Hershenov
- (10) Restorative Justice
- Christopher Bennett
- (11) Abolitionism
- Bill Wringe
- PART 2: TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
- (12) Capital Punishment
- Michael Cholbi
- (13) Incarceration
- Richard Lippke
- (14) Corporal Punishment
- Ole Martin Moen and Aksel Braanen Sterri
- (15) Probation
- Rob Canton
- (16) Electronic Monitoring
- William Bülow
- (17) Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Thom Brooks
- PART 3: THE SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT
- (18) Measuring Punishment Severity
- Adam Kolber
- (19) Retributivism and Severity
- Göran Duus-Otterström
- (20) Consequentialism and Severity
- Mirko Bagaric
- PART 4: SENTENCING
- (21) Responsibility and Defenses
- Stephen J. Morse
- (22) Mens Rea
- Marcia Baron
- (23) Criminal Record
- Richard Frase
- (24) Guilty Pleas
- Sebastian Jon Holmen
- (25) Remorse
- Steven Tudor
- (26) Mercy
- Leo Zaibert
- PART 5: PUNISHMENT AND SPECIAL OFFENDERS
- (27) Juvenile and Very Old Offenders
- Gideon Yaffe
- (28) Female Offenders
- Holly Lawford-Smith
- (29) Socially Deprived Offenders
- Terry Skolnik
- (30) Multiple Offenders
- Youngjae Lee
- (31) Dangerous Offenders
- Susan Dimock
- (32) War Criminals
- Sebastian Jon Holmen
- PART 6: COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF PUNISHMENT
- (33) Collateral damage
- Zachary Hoskins
- (34) Disenfranchisement
- Milena Tripkovic
- (35) Criminal Records and the Labor Market
- Thomas Søbirk Petersen
- PART 7: SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF PUNISHMENT
- (36) Punishment and Social Inequality
- Matt Matravers
- (37) Punishment and Discrimination
- Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
- (38) Punishment and Resources
- Mark D. White
- (39) Punishment and Public Opinion
- Julian Roberts
- PART 8: MEDICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PUNISHMENT
- (40) Neurointerventions and Punishment
- Jesper Ryberg
- (41) Physicians and Punishment
- Rebecca L. Walker
- (42) Punishment and Artificial Intelligence
- Jesper Ryberg
- PART 9: THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUNISHMENT RECONSIDERED
- (43) How should we Work as Penal Ethicists?
- Jesper Ryberg
- INDEX
About the author
Jesper Ryberg is Professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Law at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has published more than 25 books and numerous articles and book chapters. He is head of the Research Group of Criminal Justice Ethics.
