Crime and Punishment
- Synopsis
- Concerns the moral problems of punishment. Janet Radcliffe Richards argues that we need a justification for punishment because unless we can justify the harm we do to criminals, we are doing just what we are punishing them for. Two moral theories of punishment, the utilitarian and the retributivist, are illustrated using dramatised inserts, but neither proves to be a totally satisfactory answer.
- Series
- Arts Foundation Course, An: Course A102
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
- Year of production
- 1990
- Availability
- Sale; 1998 sale: £850.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Sociology
- Keywords
- crime; ethical issues; punishment
Credits
- Producer
- Betty Talks
- Contributor
- Janer Radcliffe Richards
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA - Notes
- NB. As of May 2016 Open University Worldwide are no longer distributing DVDs. They have posted this message on their website: ‘Unfortunately Open University Worldwide Limited has decided that product sales are no longer viable given the reduced funding to Higher Education institutions and diminishing demand for the products we have traditionally stocked. At present the Open University Students Association (OUSA) will continue to sell the "Good Study Guide", and we are in discussion with other possible distributors to continue to make The Open University’s products available for purchase. As soon as we have any information on other channels of distribution we will update this notice’. Some products are still available via second hand dealers on Amazon.co.uk
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