The Limits of the Criminal Sanction
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The Limits of the Criminal Sanction

by Herbert L. Packer

Law
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A foundational analysis of the criminal justice system's boundaries, exploring how sanctions function as social control and the balance between punishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation.

ISBN-13 9780804708999 ASIN 0804708991 Views 127 Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1968 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 398 Adult No Created April 22, 2026 Updated September 15, 2026
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This book explores the scope and limitations of criminal sanctions within the justice system.

It examines how criminal law functions as a tool of social control and its practical boundaries.

The work analyzes the balance between punishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation in legal theory.

Readers gain insight into the philosophical and practical challenges of enforcing criminal sanctions.

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