Date of Award
2006
Degree Name
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Jamie Warner
Second Advisor
Robert Behrman
Third Advisor
George Davis
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the changing nature of the liberal conception of justice using three-strikes legislation as a basis for comparison. It includes a brief examination of the legal debate surrounding three-strikes legislation, as well as comprehensive tables comparing the content of the laws in several states. The preponderance of the paper explores the evolution of the liberal concept of justice in the works of John Locke, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill. It concludes with a discussion of contemporary liberal thought on justice, and more specifically, with an examination of the work of John Rawls as it applies to three-strikes legislation.
Subject(s)
Justice.
Locke, John, 1805-1880 - Views on justice.
Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832 - Views on justice.
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873- Views on justice.
Rawls, John, 1921-2002 - Views on justice.
Recommended Citation
Dillon, Lisa, "Three-Strikes Legislation and the Evolution of the Liberal Conception of Justice" (2006). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 566.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/566
