Crime and punishment [electronic resource] : a concise moral critique / Hyman Gross. Gross, Hyman. Criminal justice, Administration of Great Britain Philosophy. Criminal justice, Administration of United States Philosophy. Punishment Great Britain Philosophy. Punishment United States Philosophy. Criminal justice, Administration of Moral and ethical aspects Great Britain. Criminal justice, Administration of Moral and ethical aspects United States. Punishment Moral and ethical aspects Great Britain. Punishment Moral and ethical aspects United States. HV7343 364.941 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Presenting an engaging critique of current criminal justice practice in the UK and USA, this book introduces central questions of criminal law theory. It develops a forceful argument that the prevailing justifications for punishment are misguided, and have resulted in the systematic infliction of unnecessary human misery. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xv, 219 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199644711.001.0001 eng Great Britain United States Great Britain United States Great Britain. United States. Great Britain. United States.