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Corporal Punishment: A Humane Alternative to Incarceration
Author(s): Kevin J. Murtagh (Author)
- Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc
- Publication Date: 15 Nov. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 198 pages
- ISBN-10: 1593325185
- ISBN-13: 9781593325183
Book Description
In contemporary Western societies, the corporal punishment of criminals is generally assumed to be morally wrong. Murtagh, however, argues against this common assumption and attempts to demonstrate that certain forms of corporal punishment are morally permissible. In addition, he claims that these punishments are morally superior to many currently popular forms of punishment, especially imprisonment, and defends corporal punishment against objections that claim it to be cruel, inhumane, inhuman, and degrading. Substantial suffering is inevitable with any severe punishment, and Murtagh offers reasons why it may be preferable to cause it by imposing physical pain rather than by incarcerating offenders.
