On justifying punishment: The discrepancy between words and actions

Social Justice Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-137

  Carlsmith, Kevin M ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Justice; Punishment motives; Retributive justice; Self knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249094927     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-008-0068-x     Document Type: Article

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