Doing Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice

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Doing Justice to Mercy V4366.indb i V4366.indb i 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM studies in religion and culture Frank Burch Brown, Gary L. Ebersole, and Edith Wyschogrod, Editors V4366.indb ii V4366.indb ii 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM Edited by Jonathan Rothchild Matthew Myer Boulton and Kevin Jung Doing Justice to Mercy Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice university of virginia press Charlottesville & London V4366.indb iii V4366.indb iii 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM 8/22/07 3:20:52 PM University of Virginia Press© 2007 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2007 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Doing justice to mercy : religion, law, and criminal justice / edited by Jonathan Rothchild, Matthew Myer Boulton, and Kevin Jung. p. cm. — (Studies in religion and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8139-2642-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8139-2643-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Religion and justice. 2. Mercy. 3. Religion and law. i. Rothchild, Jonathan. ii. Boulton, Matthew Myer, 1970– iii. Jung, Kevin, 1970– bl65.j87d65 2007 201'.764—dc22 2007008228 V4366.indb iv V4366.indb iv 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM To my two sons, Kenny and Ryan —K.J. To all those working for more humane, just, merciful institutions of criminal justice —M.M.B. With thanks to my parents, sister and brother-in-law, and, in particular, my wife, Charlotte Radler —J.R. V4366.indb v V4366.indb v 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM V4366.indb vi V4366.indb vi 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM 8/22/07 3:20:53 PM ...