Justice, mercy, and equality in discretionary criminal justice decision making
This essay examines whether, in exercising their discretion, criminal justice officials should do justice, grant mercy, and treat alleged or convicted offenders equally. Although it endorses doing justice, the essay maintains that officials should almost never reduce a just punishment simply to be m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-32 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jurisdiction
/ Punishment
/ Justice
/ Imprisonment
/ Grace
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society NBF Christology XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Equality
B Mercy B Criminal Justice B Pardons |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |