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Atrocity Without Punishment : A Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Espíndola Mata, Juan.
- Series:
- The Cultural Lives of Law Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Punishment--Mexico.
- Punishment.
- Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects--Mexico.
- Drugs--Law and legislation--Mexico.
- Drugs.
- Drug control--Mexico.
- Drug control.
- Drug traffic--Government policy--Mexico.
- Drug traffic.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Mexico.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Leniency might sometimes be the ethical response to atrocity.However, the more extraordinary an act of violence is, the greater the compulsion to severely punish the offender.The rationale is that the threat of harsh punishment will be more effective at preventing crime.
- Contents:
- Introduction : in defense of principled leniency
- Bargaining with criminals : trading penal benefits for forensic truth
- The limits of penal benefits : on the use and abuse of collaborators
- Punishment without legitimacy : exploitation, domination, and communication
- Punishing "crimes of infirmity"
- Forgetting the forgotten? : when the state shows (or feigns) compassion
- Conclusion : morality and leniency in times of atrocity : a fool's errand?
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781503644939
- OCLC:
- 1553137558
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