From Social Justice to Criminal Justice: Poverty and the Administration of Criminal Law / Edition 1

by William C. Heffernan, John Kleinig

Overview

The economically deprived come into contact with the criminal court system in disproportionate number. This collection of original, interactive essays, written from a variety of ideological perspectives, explores some of the more troubling questions and ethical dilemmas inherent in this situation. The contributors, including well-known legal and political philosophers Philip Pettit, George Fletcher, and Jeremy Waldron, examine issues such as heightened vulnerability, indigent representation, and rotten social background defenses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195129854
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/20/2000
Series:	Practical and Professional Ethics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)