DISPENSER OF THE MERCY OF THE GOVERNMENT: Pardons, Justice, and Felony Disenfranchisement

I argue that the aporetic character of clemency must be understood in terms of its unmerited and merited character to achieve the underlying purposes of justice within criminal justice: justice as fairness (punishment must be deserved and proportionate) and justice as restoration (repair of the harm...

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Main Author: Rothchild, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2011
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-70
Further subjects:B pardons and clemency
B Atonement
B punishment and mercy
B theories of justice
B Ricoeur
B felony disenfranchisement
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