The politics of punishment
By: Sharraf, Umesh
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BookPublisher: The Indian Police Journal Description: 67(4), Oct-Dec, 2020: p.9-22.Subject(s): Reductivism, Retributivism, Corporal punishment, Death penalty
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The Indian Police JournalSummary: This paper examines the politics of how penal laws get framed. The retributive as well as reductive consequences of punishment are discussed. It is shown how sometimes the optics of lawmaking takes precedence over extant social realities and the capabilities of the State for enforcement of the said laws. To illustrate the anomaly, the morality and the utility of corporal punishment are examined by juxtaposing it with the death penalty. The paper suggests that reform in the Penal system is essentially a political question and needs a suitable political discourse along with building of a social discourse and capability of the State before a proper Penal reform can happen. – Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 67(4), Oct-Dec, 2020: p.9-22 | Available | AR125304 |
This paper examines the politics of how penal laws get framed. The retributive as well as reductive consequences of punishment are discussed. It is shown how sometimes the optics of lawmaking takes precedence over extant social realities and the capabilities of the State for enforcement of the said laws. To illustrate the anomaly, the morality and the utility of corporal punishment are examined by juxtaposing it with the death penalty. The paper suggests that reform in the Penal system is essentially a political question and needs a suitable political discourse along with building of a social discourse and capability of the State before a proper Penal reform can happen. – Reproduced
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