Crime Without Punishment

Aspects of the History of Homicide

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Criminal law
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Author: Lawrence M. Friedman ISBN: 9781108588812
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Lawrence M. Friedman
ISBN: 9781108588812
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished. He shows how penal codes categorize homicides by degree of intent, which are in turn based on society's sense of moral outrage. Despite being officially defined as murder, many homicides have historically gone unpunished. Friedman looks at early vigilante justice, crimes of passion, murder of necessity, mercy killings, and assisted suicides. In his explorations of these unpunished homicides, Friedman probes what these circumstances tell us about conflicts in social and cultural norms and the interaction of law and society.

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In this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished. He shows how penal codes categorize homicides by degree of intent, which are in turn based on society's sense of moral outrage. Despite being officially defined as murder, many homicides have historically gone unpunished. Friedman looks at early vigilante justice, crimes of passion, murder of necessity, mercy killings, and assisted suicides. In his explorations of these unpunished homicides, Friedman probes what these circumstances tell us about conflicts in social and cultural norms and the interaction of law and society.

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