Contents: Introduction; Part I Deterrence Theory: The role of deterrence in the formulation of criminal law rules: at its worst when doing its best, Paul H. Robinson and John M. Darley; How much do we really know about criminal deterrence?, Raymond Paternoster; Deterrence, Thom Brooks. Part II Deterrence and Desert: A deterrence theory of punishment, Anthony Ellis; Deterrence in a sea of ¿just deserts¿: are utilitarian goals achievable in a world of ¿limiting retributivism¿?, Matthew Haist; Deterrent punishment and respect for persons, Zachary Hoskins; Punishment and duty, Victor Tadros. Part III Deterrence, Incapacitation and Prevention: Punishing dangerousness: cloaking preventive detention as criminal justice, Paul H. Robinson; The crime-control effect of incarceration: does scale matter?, Raymond V. Liedka, Anne Morrison Piehl and Bert Useem. Part IV Deterrence and Capital Punishment: Speech in favour of capital punishment, John Stuart Mill; Refuting Reiman and Nathanson, Ernest van den Haag; Is capital punishment morally required?, Cass R.

Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule. Part V Deterrence and Corporate Crime: Corporate crime and deterrence, Assaf Hamdani and Alon Klement. Part VI Critics: The secret ambition of deterrence, Dan M. Kahan; The deterrence hypothesis and picking pockets at the pickpocket¿s hanging, David A. Anderson. Name index.