Crime and Punishment

Essential Primary Sources

528 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Crime and Punishment explores the development, diversity, and duality of attitudes and arguments related to crime and punishment.Included are approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters that feature a general overview of the chapters subtopic. The following standard subheads are included in each entry: - Date- Source- About the Author- Introduction- Primary Source- Significance- Further ResourcesAll titles contain an introduction to its topic, a chronology of major events associated with the topic, and a general index.