Punishment a comparative historical perspective cambridge. The enduring institution of capital punishment in historical and comparative perspective david johnson and michael w. It probes the concerns underlying the naval, prison, domestic, and educational reform campaigns which occurred in new england and new york from the late 1820s to the late 1850s. Comparative historical analysis has a long and distinguished history in the social sciences. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and. Miethe, professor of criminal justice terance d miethe, hong lu cambridge university press, 2005 social science 240 pages. Guided by existing macrolevel theories on punishment and society, the. We describe the purposes and types of punishments over time and place. We anticipate doing so will demonstrate the value of a comparative historical perspective for studying crime, deviance, and punishment. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in western societies from the earlynineteenth century. In so doing, i also offer new interpretations of what comparative historical methods are, their analytic strengths, and the best ways to use them. The first is the interaction of the child as a biological organism with the immediate social environment as a set of processes, events, and relationships.
Punishment comparative historical perspective criminology. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is an institutionalized practice designed to result in deliberately executing persons in response to actual or supposed misconduct and following an authorized, rulegoverned process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant execution. In this unique textbook, which is scholarly yet accessible to students, miethe and lu approach punishment from a perspective that is both historical and comparative, addressing the global dimensions of punishment as few authors do. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The rise of the principles of individualization of punishment, social defence, preventive justice, and indeterminate sentencing are investigated in a. Consensual procedures and the avoidance of the full criminal trial, carolina academic press. Sociologists of punishment usually examine statesanctioned acts in relation to lawbreaking. Pdf welfare and punishment in comparative perspective. Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. Perspectives on the effects of corporal punishment. The enduring institution of capital punishment in historical and comparative perspective. Basic principles of learning theory are presented, followed by information based upon the work of behavioral clinicians. Introduction a person under the age of 18 in malaysia a is protected under the child act 2001, the juvenile courts act 1947, the.
Article information, pdf download for crossnational variability in capital punishment, open. None of the theories that explain the reduction of torture in the. By exploring the use of lethal and nonlethal punishments across different historical periods in particular countries, we illustrate. A comparative historical perspective miethe, terance on.
Critical analysis of theories of punishment mere denunciation of crime is not enough. Punishment means, it is the redress that the commonwealth takes against an offending member1punishment is some sort of social. An ecological perspective on corporal punishment in childhood directs our attention simultaneously to two classes of phenomena. The sociology of punishment seeks to understand why and how we punish. Incapacitation seeks to prevent future crime by physically moving criminals away from society. Through a comparative historical analysis of punishment, this 2005 book is designed to identify and examine the sources of similarity and differences in types of economic punishments, incapacitation devices and structures, and lethal and nonlethal forms of corporal punishment over time and place. The purpose of this book is to explore punishments from a comparative historical perspective. Normative arguments about just punishment for crime. A comparative historical perspective this book identifies and examines the sources of similarities and differences in types of economic punishments, incapacitation. A comparative analysis of prison riots at chatham 1861 and dartmoor 1932. A comparative historical perspective by miethe, terance and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The goal is to address the question of how we can better understand the causes and consequences of corporal punishment and utilize this knowledge in. The book provides an historical analysis of the impact of criminology on the rationale of punishment and the sentencing systems in europe and the united states between the 1870s and the 1930s. Punishment involves the intentional infliction of pain andor the deprivation of rights and liberties.
Cambridge core criminology punishment by terance d. The story of comparative history although the comparative perspective has appeared repeatedly in the history of historiography, it has only presented itself as a methodical instrument of explicit theoretical comparison since the 1930s. The comparative historical analysis highlights the 1930s and 1940s as an era when ireland began to reject patria potestas and religious or. An historical and comparative perspective on the theory and practice of avoiding the full trial 2010.
A comparative historical perspective miethe, terance on amazon. Warren stearns follow this and additional works at. Corporal punishment of children in theoretical perspective on. Learning theory despite the comprehensiveness of gershoffs 2002 article, there was no discussion about the theoretical underpinnings of corporal punishment as a form of. Punishment and control in historical perspective springerlink. Baby dumping, comparative study, legislation, prevention, punishment. Campaigns against corporal punishment explores the theory and practice of punishment in antebellum america from a broad, comparative perspective. This introduction lays out the books animating idea.
Through this comparative historical perspective, the reader should gain an appreciation of the universal and contextspecific nature of punishment practices. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,1 though statutory definitions have been provided for. This resource is also available in the following languages. Punishment a comparative historical perspective terance d. The history of corporal punishment download ebook pdf, epub. On dozens of occasions in recent decades, even in the face of intimidated political leaders and international indifference, civil society has risen up to challenge putschists through largescale nonviolent direct action and noncooperation.
It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in western societies from the. Philosophies of punishment punishment serves numerous socialcontrol functions, but it is usually justi. Comparative historical analysis in the social sciences. Punishment a comparative historical perspective te r ance d. Welfare and punishment in comparative perspective the past three decades of work on the soci al analysis of punishment have arguably neglected the impact of the commitment to welfare on the scale. A comparative and historical analysis christopher j. The classical retributive principle of let the punishment.
This chapter discusses the topic of corporal punishment of children from a behavioraltheory and behaviortherapy perspective. Comparative perspective an overview sciencedirect topics. A comparative historical perspective this book identifies and examines the sources of similarities and differences in types of. In 1997, the florida legislature created a new sentencing structure, the florida criminal punishment code code. Scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices.
Reinventing punishment a comparative history of criminology and penology. Miethe university of nevada, las vegas hong lu university of nevada, las vegas iii. Hong lu informed by current scholarship, yet tailored to the. Punishment a comparative historical perspective cambridge university press from indonesia 101 at sma negeri 4 bekasi. American capital punishment in comparative perspective law. Punishment and control in historical perspective h. His research focuses on ancient social and economic history, historical demography, and comparative and interdisciplinary world history. The future of capital punishment in the united states, ed. Nov 28, 2016 the following are five of the most commonly seen types of criminal punishment. A comparative analysis between the united states and china will be presented as well, portraying two extremely different societies with. Capital punishment internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Walter scheidel is professor of classics at stanford university.
In the 20th century, however, torture became much more common. There is an enormous academic and popular literature on punishment. A comparative historical perspective by terance miethe author isbn. Perspectives on corporal punishment to put the results of the metaanalyses into perspective, i consider the effects of corporal punishment from three different viewpoints. This punishment can be traced to ancient times, terance miethe and hong lu write in punishment. Jzwjrt 052184407xpre cb766miethev1 september 15, 2004 20. The enduring institution of capital punishment inhistorical and comparative perspective, in where are we on the road to abolition. Miethe, hong lu this book identifies and examines the sources of similarities and differences in types of economic punishments, incapacitation devices and structures, and lethal and nonlethal forms of corporal punishment over time and place. Behavioral theory and corporal punishment university press. Punishment, culture and society legal studies major.
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