Intuitions of Justice & the Utility of Desert
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-1-2013
Abstract
This chapter presents some final thoughts. The empirical studies reported in this book contradict the common wisdom that people did not, and would never agree on what punishment is deserved in a specific case. They show that there are many points of agreement across all demographics. This agreement does not touch all offenses and all factors but only what one might call the “core” of wrongdoing, which is limited primarily to offenses of violence and nonconsensual takings. It is argued that people's shared intuitions of justice are something to which law and policymakers and social reformers would be wise to give special attention.
Keywords
criminal law, criminal liability, judgment, punishment
Publication Title
Intuitions of Justice and the Utility of Desert
Repository Citation
Robinson, Paul, "Intuitions of Justice & the Utility of Desert" (2013). Book Chapters. 141.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_chapters/141
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199917723.003.0022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199917723.003.0022