Metaphors, models, and the meaning of the atonement. Our late modern culture has become increasingly sensitive to the dangers of abusive structures and institutions that foster self-interest, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Anthony Macris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...

Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty and federal habeas review of state criminal convictions and sentences. At ...

This video explores how medieval punishment focused less on imprisonment and more on public humiliation and pain. Criminals were locked into stocks, pillories, or tied to whipping posts in the center ...

The academic year, which had scarcely begun on October 7th, culminated this spring in controversy, disruption, and accusations of hate and repression at universities across the country. April brought ...