The Abuses of Punishment

Adams, R.

This book argues that abusive punishments are particularly deeply rooted in authoritarian states and in some Western countries such as Britain and the USA, from which they have been exported over past centuries. The book surveys a variety of psychological, physically constraining, custodial, corporal and capital punishments. The implicit punitive content of judicial processes such as trial, as well as treatments such as behavioural therapy, may have as much psychological impact as more explicitly physical punishments.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-02-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780312176174

DOI: 10.1057/9780230389281

Dimensions: 216.0cm x140.0cm

Pages: 270.0