Oxford LibGuides: Criminal law &amp; justice: Punishment

Finding commentary on punishment

Legal Punishment (RA Duff)
Article in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Freely available to anyone on the domain of a UK higher education establishment

Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment by Jesper Ryberg
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9780197750506
Publication Date: 2024
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment by Farah Focquaert; Elizabeth Shaw; Bruce N. Waller
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this via title link
ISBN: 9781138580626
Publication Date: 2020

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Principled Sentencing by Andrew Ashworth (Editor); Julian Roberts (Editor); Andrew Von Hirsch (Editor)
Call Number: Law Reserve Collection KM740.VON 2009
ISBN: 1841137170
Publication Date: (3rd ed, 2009)
Crime, Punishment, and Responsibility by Rowan Cruft; Matthew H. Kramer; Mark R. Reiff
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9780199592814
Publication Date: 2011
If preferred print copies are available in the Law Bod at Jurisp 510 D855g and the SSL K5018.CRI 2011 (The latter is a lending copy)
Why Punish? How Much? by Michael H. Tonry (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 019532885X
Publication Date: 2011
Print copy is at Crim 600 T666i
The Prisoners' Dilemma : political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies by Nicola Lacey
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 0521899478
Publication Date: 2008
Print copy is at Crim 600 L131b

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