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A unified theory of justice and crime : justice that love gives / Michael J. DeValve, Tammy S. Garland, and Elizabeth Q. Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeValve, Michael J., author.
- Garland, Tammy S., author.
- Wright, Elizabeth Q. (Elizabeth Quincy), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Criminology--Religious aspects.
- Criminology.
- Love.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- Despite great effort and some improvements, criminal justice today still seems like an oxymoron. There are some very good reasons for this feeling: catastrophic failures abound and marginal improvements appear revolutionary. This book addresses the idea of justice in order to guide society toward a more effective justice system. Specifically, the authors argue that justice and love are one and the same thing. They trace impoverished and accomplished thinking in criminological and justice discourses and show that the historic ills that have plagued humanity tend to evaporate when justice and love are understood to be synonyms.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The wrecking-ball sovereign self
- Theories of balance and exchange
- Identity, justice, and crime
- Justice, crime, and striving
- A unified theory of justice and crime
- Notes from the field: epic wins in justice practice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-5991-3
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