Proportionality Theory and Popular Opinion

Matt Matravers

Proportionality Theory and Popular Opinion

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Abstract

On the grounds of a commitment to proportionality in sentencing and an expressivist penal theory, and in the absence of any account of so-called “deontological desert”, this chapter argues that judgments of deserved punishment will be context sensitive; that is, constituted by what is popularly believed about crime gravity, punishment severity, and so a proportionate punishment. However, we also have reason to want to critique popular beliefs in these areas, and the chapter goes on to consider what resources there are for such critique.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Popular Punishment
Subtitle of host publication	On the Normative Significance of Public Opinion
Editors	Jesper Ryberg, Julian V. Roberts
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	33-53
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	9780199941377
Publication status	Published - 2014

Invited talk: "On desert and cardinal proportionality"
Matt Matravers (Invited speaker)
Feb 2013
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Popular Punishment: On the Normative Significance of Public Opinion
Matt Matravers (Invited speaker)
Oct 2012
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Proportionality Theory and Popular Opinion

Abstract

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Invited talk: "On desert and cardinal proportionality"

Popular Punishment: On the Normative Significance of Public Opinion

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