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Author Underkuffler, Laura S.

Title Captured by evil : the idea of corruption in law / Laura S. Underkuffler.

Publication Info. Yale University Press : New Haven, 2013.

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Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Exploring corruption : the inadequacies of traditional theories -- The idea of corruption : toward a deeper understanding -- Corruption-as-disposition : a different crime -- An evil disposition : further explorations -- Corruption as capture-by-evil : desirable or not? -- Costs and benefits examined : three settings for corruption -- Corruption and moral values : some implications for government -- Coda : corruption and the rule of law -- Conclusion.
Summary One of the most powerful words in the English language, corruption is also one of the most troubled concepts in law. According to Laura Underkuffler, it is a concept based on religiously revealed ideas of good and evil. But the notion of corruption defies the ordinary categories by which law defines crimes -- categories that punish acts, not character, and that eschew punishment on the basis of religion and emotion. Drawing on contemporary examples, including former assembly woman Diane Gordon and former governor Rod Blagojevich, this book explores the implications and dangers of maintaining such an archaic concept at the heart of criminal law.
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Subject Corruption -- Philosophy.
Corruption.
Philosophy.
Good and evil -- Philosophy.
Good and evil.
Law and ethics.
Law and ethics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Underkuffler, Laura S. Captured by evil. Yale University Press : New Haven, 2013 9780300173147 (DLC) 2012038657 (OCoLC)810773427
ISBN 9780300195309 (electronic book)
0300195303 (electronic book)
1299546579 (e-book)
9781299546578 (e-book)
9780300173147
0300173148