Revenge and retribution

By Josh Wilker

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Revenge in literature, Crime, Crime, juvenile literature, Administration of Criminal justice, Retribution, Justice, administration of, Punishment, Revenge, Criminal justice, Administration of, Violent crimes

Description: Uses literature and case studies to chronicle the historic shift in the philosophy of punishing wrongdoers and examines the continuing tension between the desire for personal vengeance and public interest in lawfulness.