Retributivism [electronic resource] : essays on theory and policy / edited by Mark D. White. White, Mark D., 1971- Punishment Philosophy. Retribution. K5103 303.36 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011). The contributors offer analysis and explanations of new developments in retributivism, the philosophical account of punishment that holds that wrongdoers must be punished as a matter of right, duty, or justice, rather than deterrence, rehabilitation, or vengeance. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199752232.001.0001 eng