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What circumstances lead someone to commit murder, rape, or acts of child molestation? Why does society have such a deep-seated wish for vengeance against perpetrators of heinous crimes? This book offers innovative perspectives on the difficult issues concerning a civilized society's response to offenders guilty of heinous crimes.

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A decent approach to indecent acts. Future Survey

Table of Contents
1. The Nature of Heinous Crime 2. Heinous Crime: Causes and Cases 3. Retribution and Revenge 4. Imprisonment: The Public Safety Imperative 5. Treatment and Rehabilitation 6. Restorative, Reparative, and Community Justice Epilogue Notes References Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 12/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780231131889, 978-0231131889
      ISBN10: 0231131887
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      Law Criminal law: procedure and offences Crime and criminology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What circumstances lead someone to commit murder, rape, or acts of child molestation? Why does society have such a deep-seated wish for vengeance against perpetrators of heinous crimes? This book offers innovative perspectives on the difficult issues concerning a civilized society's response to offenders guilty of heinous crimes.

      Trade Review
      A decent approach to indecent acts. Future Survey

      Table of Contents
      1. The Nature of Heinous Crime 2. Heinous Crime: Causes and Cases 3. Retribution and Revenge 4. Imprisonment: The Public Safety Imperative 5. Treatment and Rehabilitation 6. Restorative, Reparative, and Community Justice Epilogue Notes References Index

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