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

The Roots of Evil: A Social History of Crime and Punishment
ISBN-10
0313201986
ISBN-13
9780313201981
Series
The Roots of Evil
Category
Education / General
Pages
524
Language
English
Published
1978-05-19
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Author
Christopher Hibbert

Description

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.

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