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Moral judgment : does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system?, James Q. Wilson
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- Summary
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- In Moral Judgment, Professor Wilson demonstrates how our judicial system has compromised its obligation to discriminate between right and wrong. He explains why lawyers and judges - by distinguishing between personal and judicial responsibility, by inviting the participation of "expert witnesses," and by allowing "mitigating circumstances" to play a major role in criminal testimony - have moved from judging behavior to explaining it. Citing the Menendez and Goetz
- Verdicts, among others, Wilson makes an erudite case for re-examining the ethical drift of contemporary jurisprudence. He suggests that courts may encourage individuals to reject personal responsibility for their actions, instead blaming society for failing them. The crux of Wilson's position rests in his closely deliberated congruence of law and morality, a subject that has concerned legal scholars and philosophers for centuries. That the law should follow closely upon
- What society deems morally correct, Wilson contends, is plain common sense. Today, though, what is legally excusable and what is morally acceptable have diverged to the point that criminals who should be given harsher sentences often get lighter penalties, or are even, sometimes, set free altogether. Even more dangerous, though, is a deeper corruption of the way jurists think and judge, which consequently has eroded how the larger public differentiates right and wrong
- With each passing day, the courts move closer to an atmosphere of moral paralysis, further impairing not only our capacity to deal with criminals, but also to make ethically sound judgments
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 134 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465036240
- Label
- Moral judgment : does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system?
- Title
- Moral judgment
- Title remainder
- does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system?
- Statement of responsibility
- James Q. Wilson
- Subject
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- Circunstancias atenuantes -- Estados Unidos
- Criminal liability -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Criminal liability -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
- Criminal liability -- Social aspects
- Criminal liability -- Social aspects -- United States
- Extenuating circumstances
- Extenuating circumstances -- United States
- Kriminologie
- Moral
- Rechtsethik
- Rechtspraak
- Circonstances atténuantes -- Etats-Unis
- Responsabilidad
- Responsabilidad penal -- Aspectos morales y éticos -- Estados Unidos
- Responsabilidad penal -- Aspectos sociales -- Estados Unidos
- Responsabilité pénale -- Aspect moral
- Responsabilité pénale -- Aspect social -- Etats-Unis
- Responsibility
- Responsibility
- Schuld
- USA
- United States
- Rechtssystem
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- In Moral Judgment, Professor Wilson demonstrates how our judicial system has compromised its obligation to discriminate between right and wrong. He explains why lawyers and judges - by distinguishing between personal and judicial responsibility, by inviting the participation of "expert witnesses," and by allowing "mitigating circumstances" to play a major role in criminal testimony - have moved from judging behavior to explaining it. Citing the Menendez and Goetz
- Verdicts, among others, Wilson makes an erudite case for re-examining the ethical drift of contemporary jurisprudence. He suggests that courts may encourage individuals to reject personal responsibility for their actions, instead blaming society for failing them. The crux of Wilson's position rests in his closely deliberated congruence of law and morality, a subject that has concerned legal scholars and philosophers for centuries. That the law should follow closely upon
- What society deems morally correct, Wilson contends, is plain common sense. Today, though, what is legally excusable and what is morally acceptable have diverged to the point that criminals who should be given harsher sentences often get lighter penalties, or are even, sometimes, set free altogether. Even more dangerous, though, is a deeper corruption of the way jurists think and judge, which consequently has eroded how the larger public differentiates right and wrong
- With each passing day, the courts move closer to an atmosphere of moral paralysis, further impairing not only our capacity to deal with criminals, but also to make ethically sound judgments
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilson, James Q
- Dewey number
- 340/.112
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF9235
- LC item number
- .W55 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Criminal liability
- Criminal liability
- Extenuating circumstances
- Responsibility
- Criminal liability
- Criminal liability
- Extenuating circumstances
- Responsibility
- United States
- Rechtspraak
- Responsabilité pénale
- Responsabilité pénale
- Circonstances atténuantes
- Kriminologie
- Rechtsethik
- Rechtssystem
- Moral
- Schuld
- USA
- Responsabilidad penal
- Responsabilidad penal
- Circunstancias atenuantes
- Responsabilidad
- Label
- Moral judgment : does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system?, James Q. Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm35694553
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 134 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465036240
- Lccn
- 96046661
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o35694553
- (OCoLC)35694553
- Label
- Moral judgment : does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system?, James Q. Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm35694553
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 134 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465036240
- Lccn
- 96046661
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o35694553
- (OCoLC)35694553
Subject
- Circunstancias atenuantes -- Estados Unidos
- Criminal liability -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Criminal liability -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
- Criminal liability -- Social aspects
- Criminal liability -- Social aspects -- United States
- Extenuating circumstances
- Extenuating circumstances -- United States
- Kriminologie
- Moral
- Rechtsethik
- Rechtspraak
- Circonstances atténuantes -- Etats-Unis
- Responsabilidad
- Responsabilidad penal -- Aspectos morales y éticos -- Estados Unidos
- Responsabilidad penal -- Aspectos sociales -- Estados Unidos
- Responsabilité pénale -- Aspect moral
- Responsabilité pénale -- Aspect social -- Etats-Unis
- Responsibility
- Responsibility
- Schuld
- USA
- United States
- Rechtssystem
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