Murray Cox

Remorse, or rather lack of it, frequently features in banner headlines. However, there is little systematic study of this important interdisciplinary topic whose relevance has extensive social ramifications. This volume is the first comprehensive attempt to bring together both forensic clinicians and those working within the criminal justice system. Discussed are questions like: Is there a correlation between the experience of remorse and a diminished likelihood or re-offending?, and What is the complex relationship between remorse, shame quilt and attempts at reparation?

Contains 15 contributions which evaluate the complex relationship between remorse, shame, and guilt, as well as discussing the relationship between these emotions and attempts at reparation. The first two sections contain contributions written from the perspective of forensic psychiatrists and criminal justice professionals. In the third section, contributors from the fields of moral philosophy, classics, Shakespeare studies, sociology, and anthropology throw the issues into a somewhat different perspective.… (més)