Dorpat, Theodore L.
Crimes of punishment America's culture of violence / [electronic resource] : Theodore L. Dorpat. - New York : Algora Pub., c2007. - xvi, 290 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-276) and index.
A psychoanalytic perspective on the effects of punishment -- Punishment and the cycle of violence -- The effects of corporal punishment on children -- Punishments and perils in today's prisons -- Prisons are "factories of crime" -- The scapegoating of prisoners -- The process of criminalization of prisoners--a relational perspective -- The limitations of prison reform -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Is there a moral justification for punishment? -- Does incarceration deter the offender from committing further crimes? -- Notes on relationships between religion, nonviolence, and punishment -- Why incarcerate women? -- Emotional abuse -- Social systems of domination and punishment -- The sociopathology of the prison system -- Crimes of the poor and crimes of the rich--a comparison -- A nonviolent approach to communicating and relating to others -- On the effectiveness of nonviolent approaches in groups -- Restorative justice--a new form of nonpunitive justice social injustice -- Domestic abuse--a comparison between the retributive justice and restorative justice approaches -- Restorative justice and retributive justice--a comparison.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Criminal psychology.
Punishment (Psychology)
Imprisonment--Psychological aspects.
Behavior therapy.
Violence--United States.
Electronic books.
HV6080 / .D64 2007eb
364.973
Crimes of punishment America's culture of violence / [electronic resource] : Theodore L. Dorpat. - New York : Algora Pub., c2007. - xvi, 290 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-276) and index.
A psychoanalytic perspective on the effects of punishment -- Punishment and the cycle of violence -- The effects of corporal punishment on children -- Punishments and perils in today's prisons -- Prisons are "factories of crime" -- The scapegoating of prisoners -- The process of criminalization of prisoners--a relational perspective -- The limitations of prison reform -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Is there a moral justification for punishment? -- Does incarceration deter the offender from committing further crimes? -- Notes on relationships between religion, nonviolence, and punishment -- Why incarcerate women? -- Emotional abuse -- Social systems of domination and punishment -- The sociopathology of the prison system -- Crimes of the poor and crimes of the rich--a comparison -- A nonviolent approach to communicating and relating to others -- On the effectiveness of nonviolent approaches in groups -- Restorative justice--a new form of nonpunitive justice social injustice -- Domestic abuse--a comparison between the retributive justice and restorative justice approaches -- Restorative justice and retributive justice--a comparison.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Criminal psychology.
Punishment (Psychology)
Imprisonment--Psychological aspects.
Behavior therapy.
Violence--United States.
Electronic books.
HV6080 / .D64 2007eb
364.973