{"product_id":"atrocity-without-punishment-a-political-theory-of-leniency-in-mexicos-war-on-drugs-paperback-softback-9781503644922","title":"Atrocity Without Punishment; A Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs (Paperback \/ softback) 9781503644922","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAtrocity Without Punishment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJuan Espíndola (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503644922\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 February 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the only work that I know of that even attempts to put forward a constructive ethical and political proposal around Mexico's judicial normative order for the punishment for serious crimes. Written with an impressive combination of philosophical rigor, conceptual originality, and a well-informed and analytically acute understanding of the real-world conditions in which it is intervening, this book is everywhere and all-the-way-through admirably synthetic and precise, and it can serve well as a summary and synthesis of what, specifically, is the problem of criminal justice in contemporary Mexico.\" —Claudio Lomnitz, Columbia University and author of \u003ci\u003eSovereignty and Extortion: A New State Form in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Through a careful consideration of Mexicos recent drug-related violence and incarceration, \u003ci\u003eAtrocity Without Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e craftily turns rational, practical, and necessary the apparent inexplicability of humanness and compassion.\" —Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo, The University of Chicago \"This book skillfully shows how to discuss the morality of leniency and punishment in the real world. It should be widely read by every political theorist interested in making ethical theory take seriously the realities of politics.\"—Paulina Ochoa Espejo, University of Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeniency might sometimes be the ethical response to atrocity. However, the more extraordinary an act of violence is, the greater the compulsion to severely punish the offender. The rationale is that the threat of harsh punishment will be more effective at preventing crime. At the same time, the notion that the criminal justice system is corrupt and ineffective has become commonplace. At the center of these conflicting trends is a puzzle that this book sets out to solve: what if punishment should not only be judged by its effectiveness, but also by its morality? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Mexico's War on Drugs has unleashed an endless cycle of violence in the country. The resulting human toll is catastrophic. \u003ci\u003eAtrocity Without Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e advances ethically compelling reasons to impose lenient sentences on offenders involved in drug trafficking, including many who commit serious offenses. Juan Espíndola argues that this is in fact a morally permissible, even obligatory, way to hold perpetrators accountable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  From this vantage point, Espíndola problematizes the relationship between punishment and core political values such as legitimacy and justice. By challenging the criminal justice system in this way, he charts a path toward a more just criminal legal system that can muster the support of those who reject abolitionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702553735448,"sku":"9781503644922","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/atrocity-without-punishment-a-political-theory-of-leniency-in-mexicos-war-on-drugs-paperback-softback-9781503644922","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}