Michael Tonry

Can punishments ever meaningfully be proportioned in severity to the seriousness of the crimes for which they are imposed? Meer

Punishment is a complex human institution. It has normative, political, social, psychological, and legal dimensions, and ways of thinking about each of them change over time. Meer

Criminologists are most interested in theory and control and not much in the crimes themselves. Much of the scholarly literature takes the criminal justice system functions, like prisons, sentencing, and deterrence, as the main topics for policy analysis. Meer

This volume gathers together a topical collection of articles on penal reform in the United States, Europe, Japan and other English-speaking countries. Meer