The Punisher's Brain - The Evolution of Judge and Jury (Hardcover)

Why do we punish, and why do we forgive? Are these learned behaviors, or is there something deeper going on? This book argues that there is indeed something deeper going on, and that our essential response to the killers, rapists, and other wrongdoers among us has been programmed into our brains by evolution. Using evidence and arguments from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Morris B. Hoffman traces the development of our innate drives to punish - and to forgive - throughout human history. He describes how, over time, these innate drives became codified into our present legal systems and how the responsibility and authority to punish and forgive was delegated to one person - the judge - or a subset of the group - the jury. Hoffman shows how these urges inform our most deeply held legal principles and how they might animate some legal reforms.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Morris B. Hoffman
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-03806-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society
LSN:	1-107-03806-5
Barcode:	9781107038066

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