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A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to "Stranded Behind Bars: The Failure of Retributive Justice," a lecture by Erin Kelly, professor of philosophy at Tufts University and author of “The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility” (Harvard University Press, 2018), who explains how retributive justice exaggerates the moral meaning of criminal guilt, normalizes excessive punishment, and distracts from shared responsibility for social injustice.
The lecture was sponsored by the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, and was held at the College of the Holy Cross on October 9, 2019.
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10-9-2019
Keywords
McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, College of the Holy Cross, retributive justice, crime, punishment
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Jurisprudence | Library and Information Science | Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance
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Holy Cross Libraries, "Stranded Behind Bars: The Failure of Retributive Justice (Research Materials)" (2019). Library Resources for Campus Events. 20.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/bibliography_events/20
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