The baron and the marquis : liberty, tyranny, and the enlightenment maxim that can remake American criminal justice / John D. Bessler.
2019
KF9225 .B49 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The baron and the marquis : liberty, tyranny, and the enlightenment maxim that can remake American criminal justice / John D. Bessler.
Imprint
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2019]
Description
xlix, 539 pages ; 26 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Enlightened minds : Baron de Montesquieu and the Marquis Beccaria
Blackstone, Bentham, and beyond : proportionality and the tyranny of unnecessary punishments
America's founders and framers : disproportionate punishments and the necessity-for-punishment maxim
The parsimony principle : the sentencing guidelines and the French connection
"Evolving standards of decency" : the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment
The times they are a-changin : unusual punishments and the shifting nature of necessity
American criminal justice and needless severity : the death penalty, solitary confinement, and non-violent offenders
With liberty and justice for all : bail reform and the cruelty of unnecessary punishments.
Blackstone, Bentham, and beyond : proportionality and the tyranny of unnecessary punishments
America's founders and framers : disproportionate punishments and the necessity-for-punishment maxim
The parsimony principle : the sentencing guidelines and the French connection
"Evolving standards of decency" : the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment
The times they are a-changin : unusual punishments and the shifting nature of necessity
American criminal justice and needless severity : the death penalty, solitary confinement, and non-violent offenders
With liberty and justice for all : bail reform and the cruelty of unnecessary punishments.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF9225 .B49 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781531013059 paperback alkaline paper
1531013058 paperback alkaline paper
1531013058 paperback alkaline paper
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