J. Angelo Corlett is Professor of Philosophy & Ethics at San Diego State University, and author of over 75 articles in various leading philosophy and other academic journals, including the books: Analyzing Social Knowledge (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1996); Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003), Philosophical Studies Series, Volume 101; Race, Racism, and Reparations (Cornell University Press, 2003). He also serves as the Editor-in -Chief of The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review (Springer), and is the editor of and contributor to Equality and Liberty: Analyzing Rawls and Nozick (Macmillan, 1990).

Preface.
Introduction.
1:The Problem of Responsibility. 2: The Problem of Punishment
3. Foundations of a Kantian Retributivism.
4: Assessing Retributivism.
5: Forgiveness, Mercy, and Punishment 6. Capital Punishment.
7: The Problem of Collective Responsibility.
8: Corporate Responsibility and Punishment.
9: Collective Wrongdoing, Reparations, and Native Americans.
Conclusion. List of Sources.
Index.

A provocative and lucid defense of retributivism against several long-standing criticisms. The author explores the matter of reparations for past wrongs in the case of crimes committed against Native Americans by the United States Government. Unequaled in its depth and scope of discussion the book delves deeply into particular concerns with retributivism, responsibility, and certain areas of compensation.