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100 1_ $aFriedman, Lawrence M.$q(Lawrence Meir),$d1930-$eauthor.
245 10 $aCrime without punishment :$baspects of the history of homicide /$cLawrence M. Friedman.
264 _1 $aCambridge, United Kingdom ;$aNew York, NY, USA :$bCambridge University Press,$c2018.
264 _4 $c©2018
300    $aviii, 146 pages ;$c24 cm
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504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520    $a"In this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished. He shows how penal codes categorize homicides by degree of intent, which are in turn based on society's sense of moral outrage. Despite being officially defined as murder, many homicides have historically gone unpunished. Friedman looks at early vigilante justice, crimes of passion, murder of necessity, mercy killings, and assisted suicides. In his explorations of these unpunished homicides, Friedman probes what these circumstances tell us about conflicts in social and cultural norms and the interaction of law and society"--$cProvided by publisher.
520    $a"Murder is the king of crimes. No crime is worse, except (perhaps) treason. Murder is defined, basically, as the unlawful killing of another human being; but every society has its own understanding of which killings are lawful, and which are not. Only law and custom can tell us exactly what "murder" means in a given legal order. A justified or excusable killing is not murder. For example, in California, a killing is "excusable" if it was "committed by accident or misfortune;" and is "justifiable" when done in self- defense (or in the "lawful defense" of a member of the family). You can kill someone who, for no good reason, is about to plunge a dagger into your heart. In wartime, during battle, soldiers have a positive duty to kill the enemy. But soldiers are not supposed to kill prisoners of war; or enemy soldiers who surrender"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0_ $aPopular justice and injustice -- The unwritten law -- Dead on arrival -- The quality of mercy -- Black swans -- The meaning of unwritten law.
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300    $a1 online resource (viii, 146 pages) :$bdigital, PDF file(s).
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500    $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 May 2018).
505 8_ $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Popular justice and injustice; 2. The unwritten law; 3. Dead on arrival; 4. The quality of mercy; 5. Black swans; 6. The meaning of unwritten law.
520    $aIn this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished. He shows how penal codes categorize homicides by degree of intent, which are in turn based on society's sense of moral outrage. Despite being officially defined as murder, many homicides have historically gone unpunished. Friedman looks at early vigilante justice, crimes of passion, murder of necessity, mercy killings, and assisted suicides. In his explorations of these unpunished homicides, Friedman probes what these circumstances tell us about conflicts in social and cultural norms and the interaction of law and society.
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Document ID: 9912483757302121
Network Electronic IDs: 9913897372102121
Network Physical IDs: 9912483757302121
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