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Retribution is perhaps the most popular contemporary theory about punishment and in this volume retributivism is examined from various critical perspectives, including its diversity, relation with desert, the link between desert and proportionality, retributivist emotions and the idea of mercy.

Deterrence is a theory which claims that punishment is justified through preventing future crimes, and is one of the oldest and most powerful theories about punishment. This volume brings together the leading work on deterrence from the dominant international figures in the field. Deterrence is examined from various critical perspectives.

This volume examines shame punishment from various critical perspectives, including its relation with expressivism, the diversity of shame punishment used today, the link between shame punishment and restorative justice, the relationship between dignity and shame punishment, shame punishment and its use for sex offenders.

The articles selected for this volume examine juvenile offending from various critical perspectives and represent the work of the most influential international figures in the field. The issues addressed include: the different needs and perspectives of youth offenders.

This volume brings together classic journal articles on sentencing selected from the work of leading, international figures in the field to address the controversial issues relating to the sentencing of offenders for their crimes. Sentencing is examined from various critical perspectives, including the relation of theory and practice.